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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (second from left) administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera (right) as his wife Eva (center) holds daughter Sophia and a family Bible at a Pentagon ceremony on July 2, 1998. The Caldera's oldest daughter Allegra (far right) and Mrs. Janet Cohen (far left) watch as Caldera is sworn in as the 17th Army secretary. Caldera was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Whittier, Calif.

Secretary Cohen swears in Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera at a Pentagon ceremony.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (second from left) administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera (right) as his wife Eva (center) holds daughter Sophia and a family Bible at a Pentagon ceremony on July 2, 1998. The Caldera's oldest daughter Allegra (far right) and Mrs. Janet Cohen (far left) watch as Caldera is sworn in as the 17th Army secretary. Caldera was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Whittier, Calif.

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