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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, escorts Croatian Minister of Defense Berislav Roncevic through a cordon of military honor guards and into the Pentagon, Oct. 5, 2006. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security discussions on a variety of global and regional issues.

CROATIAN DEFENSE MINISTER

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, escorts Croatian Minister of Defense Berislav Roncevic through a cordon of military honor guards and into the Pentagon, Oct. 5, 2006. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security discussions on a variety of global and regional issues.

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