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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, welcomes Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade for bilateral security discussions at the Pentagon, March 2, 2009.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, welcomes Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade for bilateral security discussions at the Pentagon, March 2, 2009.

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