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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands in front of an outdoor monument.

Heavenly Hundred

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pays respects to the fallen at the National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 24, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

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