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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) hosts an armed forces full honor arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, April 3, 1997, to welcome visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai (right). Accompanying the two defense leaders as they review the joint service honor guard is the Commander of Troops for the ceremony, Col. David H. Huntoon, U.S. Army.

Secretary of Defense Cohen honors Defense Minister Mordechai at the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) hosts an armed forces full honor arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, April 3, 1997, to welcome visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai (right). Accompanying the two defense leaders as they review the joint service honor guard is the Commander of Troops for the ceremony, Col. David H. Huntoon, U.S. Army.

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