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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a reception before an evening parade held in his honor and hosted by Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2011.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a reception before an evening parade held in his honor and hosted by Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2011.

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