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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shake the hand of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew J. Burrel after presenting him with a Joint Service Acheivement Medal at U.S. Pacific Command headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, May 31, 2012.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shake the hand of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew J. Burrel after presenting him with a Joint Service Acheivement Medal at U.S. Pacific Command headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, May 31, 2012.

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