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Left to right, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo pay respects during the playing of the national anthem during an honor cordon ceremony in Warsaw, Poland, April 24, 2007.

GATES IN POLAND

Left to right, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo pay respects during the playing of the national anthem during an honor cordon ceremony in Warsaw, Poland, April 24, 2007.

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