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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brig. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, talk while on their way to observe training at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, La., May 4, 2007.

GATES AT FORT POLK

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brig. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, talk while on their way to observe training at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, La., May 4, 2007.

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