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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, second from left, use a sword to cut the cake at the Marine Corps birthday celebration in the Pentagon on Nov. 7, 2012

Secretary of the Navy Mabus and Gen.Amos use a sword to cut the cake

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, second from left, use a sword to cut the cake at the Marine Corps birthday celebration in the Pentagon on Nov. 7, 2012

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