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President Barack Obama greets a soldier at the inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, Nov. 11, 2011.

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President Barack Obama greets a soldier at the inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, Nov. 11, 2011.

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