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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a U.S. Naval Academy ceremony for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani who is retiring after 37 years of commissioned service in the Navy, July 27, 2007.

GIAMBASTIANI RETIREMENT CEREMONY

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a U.S. Naval Academy ceremony for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani who is retiring after 37 years of commissioned service in the Navy, July 27, 2007.

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