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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel makes remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 16, 2013. Hagel spoke at the awards dinner where former Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan were presented with the Peace through Strength award, and also during the Reagan National Defense Forum.

SECRETARY'S SPEECH

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel makes remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 16, 2013. Hagel spoke at the awards dinner where former Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan were presented with the Peace through Strength award, and also during the Reagan National Defense Forum.

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