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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 concerning military operations in the Iraqi city of Fallujah during a June 17, 2004, Pentagon press briefing. Pace and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) updated reporters on Iraq and took questions.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace responds to a reporter's question.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a reporter's question concerning military operations in the Iraqi city of Fallujah during a June 17, 2004, Pentagon press briefing. Pace and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) updated reporters on Iraq and took questions.

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