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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Army soldiers after presenting them with Purple Hearts and other awards on Command Outpost Senjaray, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

PURPLE HEARTS

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Army soldiers after presenting them with Purple Hearts and other awards on Command Outpost Senjaray, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

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