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05/06/2013 07:12 PM CDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon for a working lunch to discuss a range of national security issues, May 6, 2013. Before the meeting Hagel presented Kerry with a print of a painting from the Navy's art collection titled "Showing the Flag in Ca Mau (PT-71)" by Gerland Merfeld. Kerry commanded vessels like the ones depicted in the painting during the Vietnam War.