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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulates and presents his personal coin to a soldier during a celebration marking the 236th birthday of the U.S. Army at the Pentagon, June 14, 2011. The soldier, assigned to the Military District of Washington, was one of several who re-enlisted and received coins from Gates.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulates and presents his personal coin to a soldier during a celebration marking the 236th birthday of the U.S. Army at the Pentagon, June 14, 2011. The soldier, assigned to the Military District of Washington, was one of several who re-enlisted and received coins from Gates.

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