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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, view the names of fallen troops on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before the start of a Memorial Day ceremony in Washington D.C., May 28, 2012.

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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, view the names of fallen troops on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before the start of a Memorial Day ceremony in Washington D.C., May 28, 2012.

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