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CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 11: (AFP OUT) U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) arrives with Gulf War veteran Tammy Duckworth to honor America's veterans on Veterans Day at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial November 11, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, The national holiday, held on the anniversary of the end of World War I, honors all those who have served their country in the military. (Photo by Tannen Maury-Pool/Getty Images)

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 11:  (AFP OUT) U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) arrives with Gulf War veteran Tammy Duckworth to honor America's veterans on Veterans Day at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial November 11, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, The national holiday, held on the anniversary of the end of World War I, honors all those who have served their country in the military.  (Photo by Tannen Maury-Pool/Getty Images)