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An honor guard salute greets Peru's Minister of Defense Allen Wagner, left, and U.S. Defense Robert M. Gates upon the secretary's arrival at Peruvian Army Headquarters in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.

HONOR GUARD

An honor guard salute greets Peru's Minister of Defense Allen Wagner, left, and U.S. Defense Robert M. Gates upon the secretary's arrival at Peruvian Army Headquarters in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.

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