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Left to right, Peruvian Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Jorge Montoya, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, and Minister of Defense Allen Wagner attend a salute to the secretary by Peruvian marines in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.

MARINE SALUTE

Left to right, Peruvian Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Jorge Montoya, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, and Minister of Defense Allen Wagner attend a salute to the secretary by Peruvian marines in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.

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