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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. William O. Barefield, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Jonathan Frusti sing a patriotic song during a five-year observance ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2006.

From left, U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. William O. Barefield, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Jonathan Frusti sing a patriotic song during a five-year observance ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2006.

From left, U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. William O. Barefield, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Jonathan Frusti sing a patriotic song during a five-year observance ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2006.

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