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Gates Attends Daughters of the American Revolution Event
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Linda Gist Calvin, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, before the organization's National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 Daughters of the American Revolution filled the organization's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., for their annual convention, July 9 - 13, 2008.  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates poses for a photo with members of the Daughters of the American Revolution during their National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets a Daughter of the American Revolution during the organization's National Defense Night in Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during the Daughters of the American Revolution's National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Daughters of the American Revolution National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, seated center, shares a laugh with Daughters of the American Revolution during their National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution come together for their annual National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Linda Gist Calvin, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, before the organization's National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 Daughters of the American Revolution filled the organization's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., for their annual convention, July 9 - 13, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt Jerry Morrison