United States Army 1st Lt. Stephen Petraeus, Anne Petraeus, Holly Petraeus, U.S. Army Gen.  David H. Petraeus, Deputy Secretary of Defense, William J. Lynn, III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen observe the marching of the Joint Service Color Guard at the retirement ceremony and Armed Forces Farewell for Petreaus, Joint Base Meyer-Henderson Hall, Va., August 31, 2011. Petraeus is retiring after a 37-year career to become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  On Friday, November 9, 2012, David H. Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned on  after issuing a statement saying that he had engaged in an extramarital affair..Credit: Chad J. McNeeley / DoD via CNP
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