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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after touring the USS Missouri Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii, May 31, 2011. Gates visited the memorial while en route to Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, which begins later this week.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after touring the USS Missouri Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii, May 31, 2011. Gates visited the memorial while en route to Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, which begins later this week.

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