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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) talks with family members of the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, after groundbreaking ceremonies for the Pentagon Memorial on June 15, 2006. The memorial will commemorate the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks with family members.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) talks with family members of the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, after groundbreaking ceremonies for the Pentagon Memorial on June 15, 2006. The memorial will commemorate the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001.

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