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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulates a graduate of Blue Valley Northwest High School during the school's graduation ceremony at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., May 23, 2010.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulates a graduate of Blue Valley Northwest High School during the school's graduation ceremony at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., May 23, 2010.

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