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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses an audience of soldiers and family members from the Army's 4th Infantry Division and 11th Cavalry Regiment at a town hall meeting at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2005. Rumsfeld took questions from the audience and then met with the families of several soldiers who died in combat.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses an audience of soldiers and family members.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses an audience of soldiers and family members from the Army's 4th Infantry Division and 11th Cavalry Regiment at a town hall meeting at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2005. Rumsfeld took questions from the audience and then met with the families of several soldiers who died in combat.

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