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Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan shakes hands with a woman as other civilians watch.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to guests during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 29, 2018. DOD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.

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