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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Romanian Minister of Defense Teodor Melescanu through an honor cordon into the Pentagon Sept. 24, 2008, to talk about bilateral defense issues.

ROMANIAN GREETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Romanian Minister of Defense Teodor Melescanu through an honor cordon into the Pentagon Sept. 24, 2008, to talk about bilateral defense issues.

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