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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits with wounded Pfc. Patrick Moore (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek McGinnis during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 3, 2007.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits with wounded Pfc. Patrick Moore (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek McGinnis during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 3, 2007.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits with wounded Pfc. Patrick Moore (right) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek McGinnis during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 3, 2007.

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