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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and his dog, Bravo, watch as Navy Corpsman Marshall Peters gives his dog, Sgt. Archie, hand signals during a meeting at the Pentagon, May 23, 2012. Peters and Archie are members of the Warrior Transition Brigade Service Dog Training Program which was created to meet the needs of service members and veterans with psychological and physical injuries.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and his dog, Bravo, watch as Navy Corpsman Marshall Peters gives his dog, Sgt. Archie, hand signals during a meeting at the Pentagon, May 23, 2012. Peters and Archie are members of the Warrior Transition Brigade Service Dog Training Program which was created to meet the needs of service members and veterans with psychological and physical injuries.

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