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Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
tells 1,500 people gathered for the largest-ever National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., on July 21, 2008, that, “We would not be making the progress we are making in both of these wars [Iraq and Afghanistan] without the incredible performance of the Guard and Reserves.” (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)