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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Franklin Hagenbeck, superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., speaks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at West Point, April 21, 2008.

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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Franklin Hagenbeck, superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., speaks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at West Point, April 21, 2008.

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