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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to soldiers during a Christmas Eve dinner with 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 talks to soldiers during a Christmas Eve dinner.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to soldiers during a Christmas Eve dinner with 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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