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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to soldiers deployed to Field Operating Base Airborne in Wardak province, Afghanistan, after re-enlisting eight soldiers, May 8, 2009. Gates visited Afghanistan and met with military and local leaders.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to soldiers deployed to Field Operating Base Airborne in Wardak province, Afghanistan, after re-enlisting eight soldiers, May 8, 2009. Gates visited Afghanistan and met with military and local leaders.

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