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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) escorts President Ion Iliescu (left) of Romania through a joint service honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Oct. 27, 2003. Rumsfeld hosted a working luncheon for the president and his delegation in the Pentagon's Eisenhower Dining Room.

Secretary Rumsfeld escorts President Ion Iliescu of Romania into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) escorts President Ion Iliescu (left) of Romania through a joint service honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Oct. 27, 2003. Rumsfeld hosted a working luncheon for the president and his delegation in the Pentagon's Eisenhower Dining Room.

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