Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to soldiers deployed to field operating base Airborne in the Wardak Province, Afghanistan, after reenlisting eight soldiers, May 8, 2009. Secretary Gates visited Afghanistan and met with military and local leaders. DOD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

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