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The Marine Drum and Bugle Corps pauses between songs during a Tuesday Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on June 21, 2011.

The Marine Drum and Bugle Corps pauses between songs.

The Marine Drum and Bugle Corps pauses between songs during a Tuesday Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on June 21, 2011.

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