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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) bids farewell to Polish Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski (right) at the Pentagon on April 23, 2002. Rumsfeld and Szmajdzinski met earlier to discuss a broad range of bilateral and NATO-related security issues.

Secretary Rumsfeld bids farewell to Polish Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski at the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) bids farewell to Polish Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski (right) at the Pentagon on April 23, 2002. Rumsfeld and Szmajdzinski met earlier to discuss a broad range of bilateral and NATO-related security issues.

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