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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks to about 1,200 people at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., March 1, 2012. Panetta discussed the need for public service and how that has played in the successes and challenges confronting the Defense Department.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks to about 1,200 people at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., March 1, 2012. Panetta discussed the need for public service and how that has played in the successes and challenges confronting the Defense Department.

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