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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, First Lady Michele Obama, far left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far right, pause for taps during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va., May 28, 2012. Also in attendance were Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, First Lady Michele Obama, far left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far right, pause for taps during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va., May 28, 2012. Also in attendance were Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz.

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