Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn, III, shakes hands with Joyce Murtha, widow of Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), following a memorial service for Murtha at the Capitol in Washington , March 3, 2010. Murtha was an officer in the Marine Reserves in 1974 when he became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. He later became the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and an advocate for veterans affairs on Capitol Hill. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen (released) photo essay 100303-A-0193C-012

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