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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Minister of Defense Alain Richard (right) hosts an armed forces honors ceremony to welcome Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) to Paris on October 6, 1997.

French Minister of Defense Richard welcomes Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen.

Minister of Defense Alain Richard (right) hosts an armed forces honors ceremony to welcome Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) to Paris on October 6, 1997.

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