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The daughter of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Barnes asks Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, not shown, a question in the gymnasium at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2006. The secretary visited approximately 600 family members of soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, who are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

ASKING A QUESTION

The daughter of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Barnes asks Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, not shown, a question in the gymnasium at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2006. The secretary visited approximately 600 family members of soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, who are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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