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Twenty-one military officers take the oath of enlistment during their commencement ceremony at Texas A&M University, Aug. 10, 2007. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, former president of the university, attended the ceremony.

OATH OF ENLISTMENT

Twenty-one military officers take the oath of enlistment during their commencement ceremony at Texas A&M University, Aug. 10, 2007. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, former president of the university, attended the ceremony.

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