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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, digs into the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Intrepid Center at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., June 5, 2008.

DIGGING IN

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, digs into the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Intrepid Center at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., June 5, 2008.

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