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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen hosts a full honor military arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, April 3, 1997, for visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai. Here Cohen (right) escorts Mordechai (left) from the parade field to an outdoor press conference. Later the two defense leaders and their top policy advisors will meet for a working breakfast and plenary session to discuss a range of security issues of interest to both nations.

Secretary of Defense Cohen hosts a full honor ceremony for Defense Minister Mordechai.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen hosts a full honor military arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, April 3, 1997, for visiting Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai. Here Cohen (right) escorts Mordechai (left) from the parade field to an outdoor press conference. Later the two defense leaders and their top policy advisors will meet for a working breakfast and plenary session to discuss a range of security issues of interest to both nations.

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