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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents the R. Lynn Rylander Award to retired Army Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker at the 22nd Annual Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Symposium Banquet in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2011. The Rylander Award honors an individual who has made distinctive contributions to the areas of special operations or low intensity conflict.

RYLANDER AWARD

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents the R. Lynn Rylander Award to retired Army Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker at the 22nd Annual Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Symposium Banquet in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2011. The Rylander Award honors an individual who has made distinctive contributions to the areas of special operations or low intensity conflict.

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