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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a news conference Nov. 8, 2006, from the East Room of the White House, "It's been the highest honor of my life to serve with the talented men and women of the Department of Defense."

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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a news conference Nov. 8, 2006, from the East Room of the White House, "It's been the highest honor of my life to serve with the talented men and women of the Department of Defense."

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