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Midshipmen enjoy one of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' answers during a question and answer session at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 7, 2010. Gates emphasized to the future Navy and Marine Corps officers that while he wasn’t endorsing all of their methods, past leaders such as Marine Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak and Navy Adm. Hyman Rickover had the kind of courage that today’s military leaders need.

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Midshipmen enjoy one of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' answers during a question and answer session at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 7, 2010. Gates emphasized to the future Navy and Marine Corps officers that while he wasn’t endorsing all of their methods, past leaders such as Marine Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak and Navy Adm. Hyman Rickover had the kind of courage that today’s military leaders need.

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