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A joint service honor guard escorts the casket of Adm. William J. Crowe at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2007, during a memorial service for the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Crowe, the 11th chairman, died Oct. 18 at the age of 82.

A joint service honor guard escorts the casket of Adm. William J. Crowe at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2007, during a memorial service for the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Crowe, the 11th chairman, died Oct. 18 at the age of 82.

A joint service honor guard escorts the casket of Adm. William J. Crowe at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2007, during a memorial service for the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Crowe, the 11th chairman, died Oct. 18 at the age of 82.

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