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Former President George H. W. Bush presents Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service during a ceremony at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007.

Former President George H. W. Bush presents Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service during a ceremony at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007.

Former President George H. W. Bush presents Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service during a ceremony at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007.

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