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Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, president of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2007. Gates was the keynote speaker at the 10th Anniversary Ceremony of the Women's Memorial Dedication.

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, president of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2007. Gates was the keynote speaker at the 10th Anniversary Ceremony of the Women's Memorial Dedication.

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, president of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2007. Gates was the keynote speaker at the 10th Anniversary Ceremony of the Women's Memorial Dedication.

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