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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, middle, performs a pass and review of the troops with Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the army's General Headquarters before laying a wreath at the Martyr's Monument in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Jan. 21, 2010. The monument honors the sacrifices of security forces and citizens in their fight against extremists.

MARTYR'S MONUMENT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, middle, performs a pass and review of the troops with Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the army's General Headquarters before laying a wreath at the Martyr's Monument in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Jan. 21, 2010. The monument honors the sacrifices of security forces and citizens in their fight against extremists.

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