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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveil Hagel’s official Pentagon portrait during a ceremony in Washington, May 19, 2017. Hagel served as the 24th Secretary of Defense from February 2013 to February 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveil Hagel’s official Pentagon portrait during a ceremony in Washington, May 19, 2017. Hagel served as the 24th Secretary of Defense from February 2013 to February 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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