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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is briefed as he visits patients and medical personnel at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, on Dec. 21, 2005. Rumsfeld is visiting the areas damaged by the Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake and meeting with the U.S. personnel working to aid the survivors.

Secretary Rumsfeld is briefed as he visits patients and medical personnel.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is briefed as he visits patients and medical personnel at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, on Dec. 21, 2005. Rumsfeld is visiting the areas damaged by the Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake and meeting with the U.S. personnel working to aid the survivors.

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