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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Gould in front of the Academy Chapel after having lunch with academy cadets during a visit to the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2, 2010.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Gould in front of the Academy Chapel after having lunch with academy cadets during a visit to the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2, 2010.

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