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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates makes remarks during a U.S. naturalization ceremony, where 31 military members took the oath of allegiance in front of family and friends in the Pentagon courtyard, Sept. 10, 2009.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates makes remarks during a U.S. naturalization ceremony, where 31 military members took the oath of allegiance in front of family and friends in the Pentagon courtyard, Sept. 10, 2009.

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