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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki introduces the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita during the Pentagon screening of a Sesame Street special, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki introduces the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita during the Pentagon screening of a Sesame Street special, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki introduces the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita during the Pentagon screening of a Sesame Street special, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009.

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