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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses the audience during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on May 29, 2006. Pace joined Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush in paying tribute to generations of Americans who have died while serving their country.

Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses the audience during the Memorial Day ceremony.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses the audience during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on May 29, 2006. Pace joined Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush in paying tribute to generations of Americans who have died while serving their country.

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