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Becky Gates, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is escorted to her seat during the christening ceremony of the USS Missouri in Groton, Conn., Dec. 5, 2009. Becky Gates is the sponsor of the Missouri, the Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine.

Becky Gates, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is escorted to her seat during the christening ceremony of the USS Missouri in Groton, Conn., Dec. 5, 2009. Becky Gates is the sponsor of the Missouri, the Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine.

Becky Gates, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is escorted to her seat during the christening ceremony of the USS Missouri in Groton, Conn., Dec. 5, 2009. Becky Gates is the sponsor of the Missouri, the Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine.

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