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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld serves Christmas Eve dinner to the troops assigned to Forward Operating Base Courage in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 24, 2005. Rumsfeld has been visiting in the troops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan and Iraq thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.

Secretary Rumsfeld serves Christmas Eve dinner to the troops.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld serves Christmas Eve dinner to the troops assigned to Forward Operating Base Courage in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 24, 2005. Rumsfeld has been visiting in the troops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan and Iraq thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.

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