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From left, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bradley Fribley with his new rank as Fribley's wife pins his other side and their son looks on during a promotion ceremony in Beijing, China, Nov. 5, 2007.

PROMOTION CEREMONY

From left, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bradley Fribley with his new rank as Fribley's wife pins his other side and their son looks on during a promotion ceremony in Beijing, China, Nov. 5, 2007.

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