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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2011, to mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panetta also spoke with survivors and witnesses.

REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2011, to mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Panetta also spoke with survivors and witnesses.

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