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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates administers the oath of office to Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III as his wife Mary Murphy holds the bible during a welcoming ceremony for Lynn at the Pentagon, March 30, 2009. Lynn is the 30th deputy secretary of defense.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates administers the oath of office to Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III as his wife Mary Murphy holds the bible during a welcoming ceremony for Lynn at the Pentagon, March 30, 2009. Lynn is the 30th deputy secretary of defense.

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