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Placing his hand over his heart, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pauses for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at India Gate in New Delhi, June 3, 2015.

Carter Lays Wreath at India Gate

Placing his hand over his heart, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pauses for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at India Gate in New Delhi, June 3, 2015.

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