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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan for wounds received in action, June 11, in Balad, Iraq. Gates visited several military members at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, June 13, 2007.

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan for wounds received in action, June 11, in Balad, Iraq. Gates visited several military members at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, June 13, 2007.

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