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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 16, 2003. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace gave reporters an operational update on Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Gen. Peter Pace responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 16, 2003. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace gave reporters an operational update on Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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