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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses Pentagon employees and service members during a town hall meeting in the Pentagon on Dec. 15. 2005. Rumsfeld thanked the audience for their hard work, devotion and updated them on the historic elections held in earlier in the day in Iraq. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine, Corps, joined Rumsfeld in fielding questions from the Pentagon audience.

Secretary Rumsfeld addresses Pentagon employees and service members during a town hall meeting.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses Pentagon employees and service members during a town hall meeting in the Pentagon on Dec. 15. 2005. Rumsfeld thanked the audience for their hard work, devotion and updated them on the historic elections held in earlier in the day in Iraq. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine, Corps, joined Rumsfeld in fielding questions from the Pentagon audience.

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