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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for a photo with a member of Combined Task Force Bayonet at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.

Kandahar Visit

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for a photo with a member of Combined Task Force Bayonet at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.

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