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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, his wife Lynne, and President George W. Bush participate in an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, at Ft. Myer, Va., October 1, 2007.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, his wife Lynne, and President George W. Bush participate in an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, at Ft. Myer, Va., October 1, 2007.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, his wife Lynne, and President George W. Bush participate in an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, at Ft. Myer, Va., October 1, 2007.

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