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Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses some of the details of a package of pay raises and retirement benefit improvements for members of the U.S. armed services during a Dec. 21, 1998, Pentagon press conference. The pay package will be included in President Clinton's Fiscal Year 2000 budget.

Gen. Shelton discusses some of the details of a package of pay raises and retirement benefits.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses some of the details of a package of pay raises and retirement benefit improvements for members of the U.S. armed services during a Dec. 21, 1998, Pentagon press conference. The pay package will be included in President Clinton's Fiscal Year 2000 budget.

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