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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, walks through an honor cordon with Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, center right, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.

HONOR CORDON

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, walks through an honor cordon with Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, center right, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.

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