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Empowering to make a difference

September 11, 2012
Seaman Apprentice Nicole VanderGriend

Servicemembers in Naples, Italy gather to observe the 11th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Seaman Apprentice Nicole VanderGriend takes us to the remembrance ceremony.

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