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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, front right, lays a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldiers during a tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, following the Australian Ministerial, Feb. 24, 2008.

WREATH LAYING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, front right, lays a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldiers during a tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, following the Australian Ministerial, Feb. 24, 2008.

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