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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with and thanks a production worker at the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.

GATES SAYS 'THANK YOU'

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with and thanks a production worker at the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.

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