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Vice President Joe Biden talks to World War II veteran Thomas Marino during a visit to the the Warrior Hope and Care Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20, 2012. Marino was accompanied by his son, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Marino, and wife, Laura Marino.

WARRIOR HOPE

Vice President Joe Biden talks to World War II veteran Thomas Marino during a visit to the the Warrior Hope and Care Center on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20, 2012. Marino was accompanied by his son, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Marino, and wife, Laura Marino.

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