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U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Republic of Korea Gen. Kim Kwan-jin, his South Korean counterpart, salute during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2007.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Republic of Korea Gen. Kim Kwan-jin, his South Korean counterpart, salute during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2007.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Republic of Korea Gen. Kim Kwan-jin, his South Korean counterpart, salute during a ceremony at the Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2007.

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