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Assistant Secretary of Defense Victoria Clarke briefs reporters during a Sept. 13, 2001, Pentagon press briefing concerning the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

Assistant Secretary of Defense Clarke briefs reporters during a Pentagon press briefing.

Assistant Secretary of Defense Victoria Clarke briefs reporters during a Sept. 13, 2001, Pentagon press briefing concerning the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

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