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“Today, we revere their courage. Today, we remember their valor and sacrifice.”
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"It's more urgency [and] it's more cooperation in real time," Hegseth said of the operation during a press conference in Tokyo.

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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
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John Wayne persuaded World War 2 veterans to reenact their real-life duty in classic movie
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