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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanks U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Belgium after attending two days of meetings at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2008.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanks U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Belgium after attending two days of meetings at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2008.

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