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The U.S. flag is seen flying at half-mast from Park Semper Fi, following the death of seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor during a training exercise off the coast of California, in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs on campaign travel to Old Forge, Pennsylvania at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman James Sather performs maintenance on an M61A2 20 mm Gatling gun in the bomb shop aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). 28 January 2013. U.S. Navy.

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