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Peruvian President Alan Garcia, left, greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Puerta de Honor, Plaza Mayor de Lima, at the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force (RELEASED)

PRESIDENTIAL GREETING

Peruvian President Alan Garcia, left, greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Puerta de Honor, Plaza Mayor de Lima, at the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force (RELEASED)

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