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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during a military naturalization ceremony where 31 military members stood in front of family and friends in the Pentagon Courtyard and received their U.S. citizenship on Sept. 10, 2009.

Secretary Gates delivers remarks during a military naturalization ceremony.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during a military naturalization ceremony where 31 military members stood in front of family and friends in the Pentagon Courtyard and received their U.S. citizenship on Sept. 10, 2009.

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