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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is surrounded by soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard on their way to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Feb. 22, 2004. Rumsfeld posed with the troops and wished them a safe deployment while waiting for his aircraft to refuel in Shannon, Ireland.

Secretary Rumsfeld is surrounded by soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard on their way to Kuwait.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is surrounded by soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard on their way to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Feb. 22, 2004. Rumsfeld posed with the troops and wished them a safe deployment while waiting for his aircraft to refuel in Shannon, Ireland.

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