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Defense Secretary Ash Carter shakes hands with a disabled veteran before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2016 DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Veteran Greeting

Defense Secretary Ash Carter shakes hands with a disabled veteran before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2016 DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

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