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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Army Spec. Logan Michael Burnett, a reservist, in the hospital on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Burnett was wounded during the mass shooting at the Army processing station on post on Nov. 5.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Army Spec. Logan Michael Burnett, a reservist, in the hospital on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Burnett was wounded during the mass shooting at the Army processing station on post on Nov. 5.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Army Spec. Logan Michael Burnett, a reservist, in the hospital on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Burnett was wounded during the mass shooting at the Army processing station on post on Nov. 5.

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