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Army Iraq War veteran and “Dancing with the Stars” champion Jose Rene “J.R.” Martinez talks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left, at the Pentagon, Dec. 1, 2011.

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Army Iraq War veteran and “Dancing with the Stars” champion Jose Rene “J.R.” Martinez talks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left, at the Pentagon, Dec. 1, 2011.

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