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Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and by Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze stand during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem during at welcoming ceremony for Austin at the Georgian Ministry of Defense, Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 18, 2021.

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