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Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England addresses the audience during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon on Sept. 16, 2005. England reminded Americans of the sacrifices military personnel and their families are sometimes required to make in the service of freedom. The ceremony was attended by many veterans of earlier wars and by representatives of all the nation's veteran service organizations.

Acting Deputy Secretary England addresses the audience during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony.

Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England addresses the audience during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon on Sept. 16, 2005. England reminded Americans of the sacrifices military personnel and their families are sometimes required to make in the service of freedom. The ceremony was attended by many veterans of earlier wars and by representatives of all the nation's veteran service organizations.

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