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**FILE** Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks Oct. 1, 2008, at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, listens during a March 26, 2012, news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. (Associated Press)

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin participate in a joint news conference at the Pentagon in suburban Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, speaks at a news conference with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, not pictured, at the Pentagon, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Presiden Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (left) and Gen. Martin Dempsey, bows his head at the Pentagon Memorial during a ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Deanie Dempsey and Gen. Martin Dempsey, pauses after placing a wreath at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Deborah Hudson of Alexandria touches the memorial bench of her friend Cecilia Richards after leaving a bouquet of red flowers on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Marlene Menke (center) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wipes tears from her eyes as she and her sister-in-law Carolyn Menke (right) listen to an audio recording about the Sept. 11 attacks on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)