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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld shows Kevin Young the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction he received from President Gerald Ford. Young, a fifth grader, wrote the winning essay "What Freedom Means to Me" in a nationwide contest hosted by Weekly Reader. With Young is his sister Kristy and mother Karen.

Secretary Rumsfeld shows Kevin Young the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction he received from President Ford.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld shows Kevin Young the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction he received from President Gerald Ford. Young, a fifth grader, wrote the winning essay "What Freedom Means to Me" in a nationwide contest hosted by Weekly Reader. With Young is his sister Kristy and mother Karen.

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