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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs a graduation photo for a former Texas A&M University graduate during a tour of the burn rehab center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 4, 2007.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs a graduation photo for a former Texas A&M University graduate during a tour of the burn rehab center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 4, 2007.

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