Secretary Rumsfeld presents the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) presents the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service to former Portuguese Minister of Defense Paulo Portas in the Pentagon on May 4, 2005. Rumsfeld recognized Portas for his leadership and service as Portugal's minister of defense. Under Portas' leadership, Portugal created modern, deployable forces that played important roles in the stabilization of Afghanistan and Iraq, and in support of peacekeeping deployments to Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, and throughout Africa. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 752857-O-GUX49-887.jpg Photo Gallery