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Medals are prepared for Army Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to present to soldiers deployed at Forward Operating Base Azim Jan Karez, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012.

Medals are prepared for Army Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to present to soldiers deployed at Forward Operating Base Azim Jan Karez, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012.

Medals are prepared for Army Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to present to soldiers deployed at Forward Operating Base Azim Jan Karez, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012.

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