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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani stands with the Marine Security Detail at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral presented each Marine a coin and thanked them for their service.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani stands with the Marine Security Detail at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral presented each Marine a coin and thanked them for their service.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani stands with the Marine Security Detail at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral presented each Marine a coin and thanked them for their service.

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