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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan walk through a cordon of honor gaurds into the Pentagon after a full honors arrival ceremony, July 30, 2009.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan walk through a cordon of honor gaurds into the Pentagon after a full honors arrival ceremony, July 30, 2009.

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