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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany, on June 11, 2003. The Marshall Center, a cooperative venture sponsored jointly by the U.S. and Germany, is an educational institution seeking to spread democratic government practices and ideals in the newly emerging democracies of Europe and Eurasia.

Secretary Rumsfeld addresses the audience at the George C. Marshall European Center.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany, on June 11, 2003. The Marshall Center, a cooperative venture sponsored jointly by the U.S. and Germany, is an educational institution seeking to spread democratic government practices and ideals in the newly emerging democracies of Europe and Eurasia.

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