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U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, right, commander, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Fallon, commander, U.S. Central Command, upon his arrival at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007, as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on.

GREETINGS IN IRAQ

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, right, commander, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Fallon, commander, U.S. Central Command, upon his arrival at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007, as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on.

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