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COMBAT OUTPOST KOWALL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 8: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by U.S. Military prior to transmission.) In this handout photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates awards the Army Commendation Medal with Valor to Army Spc. Lorenzo Leon, 22, of Lubbock, Texas, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Combat Outpost Kowall on March 8, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Gates is making his 13th visit to Afghanistan to meet with troops on the ground and with Afghan leaders. He hailed progress in the key battleground of southern Afghanistan Tuesday, meeting troops before the planned start of foreign force withdrawals from July. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbar/ISAF Regional Command via Getty Images)