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First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off a two-day tour to mark the first anniversary of "Joining Forces," a national campaign to support and honor military families, on Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla., April 12, 2012.

'JOINING' IN JACKSONVILLE

First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off a two-day tour to mark the first anniversary of "Joining Forces," a national campaign to support and honor military families, on Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla., April 12, 2012.

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