U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (C) receives the George Marshall Foundation Award from the foundation's Chairman John Adams (R) as former U.S. Air Force Lt Gen. Brent Scowcroft watches on during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington October 16, 2009. The event was at a luncheon honoring the life of George C. Marshall, on the 50th anniversary of his death. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)