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Italian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Claudio Graziano, second from right, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, center, and Italian army officers applaud after Italian soldiers conduct cavalry maneuvers at the Tor di Quinto Military Hippodrome in Rome, May 2, 2013.

Italian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Claudio Graziano, second from right, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, center, and Italian army officers applaud after Italian soldiers conduct cavalry maneuvers at the Tor di Quinto Military Hippodrome in Rome, May 2, 2013.

Italian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Claudio Graziano, second from right, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, center, and Italian army officers applaud after Italian soldiers conduct cavalry maneuvers at the Tor di Quinto Military Hippodrome in Rome, May 2, 2013.

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