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Marine 1st Lt. Dan Moran, recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor, salutes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the Texas A&M-University of Kansas football game in College Station, Texas, Oct. 27, 2007.

GATES MEETS WOUNDED MARINE

Marine 1st Lt. Dan Moran, recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor, salutes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the Texas A&M-University of Kansas football game in College Station, Texas, Oct. 27, 2007.

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