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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai (left), of the State of Israel, through an armed forces honor cordon into the Pentagon on Nov. 4, 1997.

Secretary Cohen escorts Minister Yitzhak Mordechai into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai (left), of the State of Israel, through an armed forces honor cordon into the Pentagon on Nov. 4, 1997.

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