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A U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays Taps during the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 25th Anniversary Reading of the Names ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2007. All names engraved on the wall will be read over a four-day period.

A U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays Taps.

A U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays Taps during the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 25th Anniversary Reading of the Names ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2007. All names engraved on the wall will be read over a four-day period.

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