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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England meets with sailors onboard the USS Mount Whitney, off the coast of Naples, Italy, July 18, 2007. England is in Italy to meet with regional commanders and to thank the sailors for their service and sacrifice.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England meets with sailors onboard the USS Mount Whitney, off the coast of Naples, Italy, July 18, 2007. England is in Italy to meet with regional commanders and to thank the sailors for their service and sacrifice.

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