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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, fourth from left, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, third from left, light candles during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Pentagon, April 19, 2012. From left to right, Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley also participated in the event.

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, fourth from left, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, third from left, light candles during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Pentagon, April 19, 2012. From left to right, Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley also participated in the event.

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