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Pinwheels spin in the wind for Child Abuse Prevention month, while the flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack April 19, 2013, in front of the William A. Jones III building on Joint Base Andrews, MD. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

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Pinwheels spin in the wind for Child Abuse Prevention month, while the flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack April 19, 2013, in front of the William A. Jones III building on Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Pinwheels spin in the wind for Child Abuse Prevention month, while the flag flies at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack April 19, 2013, in front of the William A. Jones III building on Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

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