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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) stands with Romanian Minister of Defense Ioan Mircea Pascu (left) as the band plays the U.S. National Anthem at the Romanian Presidential Palace in Bucharest Romania, on Oct.12, 2004. Rumsfeld is in Romania for the informal meeting of NATO defense ministers and to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts.

Secretary Rumsfeld stands with Romanian Minister of Defense Pascu as the band plays the U.S. National Anthem.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) stands with Romanian Minister of Defense Ioan Mircea Pascu (left) as the band plays the U.S. National Anthem at the Romanian Presidential Palace in Bucharest Romania, on Oct.12, 2004. Rumsfeld is in Romania for the informal meeting of NATO defense ministers and to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts.

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