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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Army Lt. Col. Eric Winkie, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, May 3, 2007. Gates welcomed nearly 200 servicemembers home from Iraq.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Army Lt. Col. Eric Winkie, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, May 3, 2007. Gates welcomed nearly 200 servicemembers home from Iraq.

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