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Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, introduces Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at a town hall meeting with troops at Central Command Forward headquarters in Qatar, on April 28, 2003. Rumsfeld is visiting the troops and senior leadership in the Persian Gulf region.

Gen. Franks introduces Secretary Rumsfeld at a town hall meeting at Central Command Forward headquarters in Qatar.

Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, introduces Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at a town hall meeting with troops at Central Command Forward headquarters in Qatar, on April 28, 2003. Rumsfeld is visiting the troops and senior leadership in the Persian Gulf region.

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