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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates commissions 8 new 2nd Lieutenants into the U.S. Armed Forces at the University of Georgia's North campus Chapel in Athens, Ga., on Dec. 18, 2009.

Secretary Gates commissions 8 new 2nd Lieutenants.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates commissions 8 new 2nd Lieutenants into the U.S. Armed Forces at the University of Georgia's North campus Chapel in Athens, Ga., on Dec. 18, 2009.

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