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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and French Adm. Edouard Guillaud, chief of Defense Staff, salute during a ceremony at the Ecole Militaire in Paris, Jan. 17, 2012.

ECOLE MILITAIRE

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and French Adm. Edouard Guillaud, chief of Defense Staff, salute during a ceremony at the Ecole Militaire in Paris, Jan. 17, 2012.

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