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A ROTC cadet asks Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a question following his remarks to more than 300 cadets from Duke University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central University at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Sept. 29, 2010.

A QUESTION

A ROTC cadet asks Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a question following his remarks to more than 300 cadets from Duke University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central University at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Sept. 29, 2010.

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