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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to more than 1,200 students, faculty, ROTC cadets and civilians about the achievements of the all-volunteer military force and the stresses it faces at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Sept. 29, 2010.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to more than 1,200 students, faculty, ROTC cadets and civilians about the achievements of the all-volunteer military force and the stresses it faces at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Sept. 29, 2010.

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