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Ashton Carter, then the deputy secretary of defense, speaks with troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Nov. 28, 2013. Later, he served Thanksgiving dinner to Bagram personnel at Khoele Dining Facility. Senior Airman Kayla Newman/Air Force

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Published November 18, 2015

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