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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to the audience during a luncheon before the start of the Victory in Europe 65th Anniversary Program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kan., May 8, 2010.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to the audience during a luncheon before the start of the Victory in Europe 65th Anniversary Program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kan., May 8, 2010.

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