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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Victoria Clarke responds to a reporter's question on Operation Enduring Freedom during a Pentagon press briefing on March 20, 2002.

Assistant Secretary Clarke responds to a reporter's question on Operation Enduring Freedom.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Victoria Clarke responds to a reporter's question on Operation Enduring Freedom during a Pentagon press briefing on March 20, 2002.

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