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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, tours the Australian War Memorial in Canberra with retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, Feb. 24, 2008. Gates was in Canberra, Australia, to attend the Australian Ministerial.

AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, tours the Australian War Memorial in Canberra with retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, Feb. 24, 2008. Gates was in Canberra, Australia, to attend the Australian Ministerial.

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