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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers remarks to students at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa., April 16, 2009. Gates is on a four-day trip to talk to attendees of the military's war colleges.

CARLISLE BARRACKS

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers remarks to students at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa., April 16, 2009. Gates is on a four-day trip to talk to attendees of the military's war colleges.

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