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A formation of French soliders from Task Force La Fayette render a salute while singing "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, in a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010, commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

A formation of French soliders from Task Force La Fayette render a salute while singing "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, in a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010, commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

A formation of French soliders from Task Force La Fayette render a salute while singing "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, in a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010, commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

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