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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Nelson receives a cup of Stars and Stripes ice cream in the center courtyard of the Pentagon on April 29, 2002. The Gifford's Ice Cream Co., a family-owned business from Skowhegan, Maine brought 12 tons of the special red, white and blue ice cream to the nation's capital.

Chief Master Sgt. Nelson receives a cup of Stars and Stripes ice cream in the center courtyard of the Pentagon.

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Nelson receives a cup of Stars and Stripes ice cream in the center courtyard of the Pentagon on April 29, 2002. The Gifford's Ice Cream Co., a family-owned business from Skowhegan, Maine brought 12 tons of the special red, white and blue ice cream to the nation's capital.

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