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Vietnam Veterans Day 2016

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A special wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter thanks Vietnam Veteran, and Director of the Center for Minority Veterans, Barbara Ward at a ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial recognizing Vietnam Veterans Day in Washington, DC.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald pause in prayer after laying a wreath in honor of Vietnam Veterans Day at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter shakes the hand of a Vietnam Veteran after pinning him at a ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial recognizing Vietnam Veterans Day in Washington, DC.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter presents a commemorative pin to a Vietnam Veteran at the Vietnam War Memorial during a ceremony recognizing Vietnam Veterans Day in Washington, DC.
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald pins a Vietnam Veteran at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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