Curtains Closing On Robert Gates' Years As Defense Secretary -- ABC News
This morning, it's likely that from his office Defense Secretary Robert Gates could see the military bands and honor guards gathered on a parade field to practice the pomp and circumstance of a departure ceremony tomorrow to be held in his honor as he leaves the Pentagon for the last time.
On Thursday, Gates will finish out a four and half year tenure as Defense Secretary that began when President George W. Bush asked him to return to government service and replace the controversial Donald Rumsfeld.
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