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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, stands with former Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, as the citation is read for Lynn's award of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service at a farewell ceremony in honor of Lynn in the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 13, 2011.

Secretary Panetta stands with former Deputy Secretary William Lynn

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, stands with former Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, as the citation is read for Lynn's award of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service at a farewell ceremony in honor of Lynn in the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 13, 2011.

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