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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses an audience of over two thousand veterans and their guests at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, Nev., on Aug. 28, 2006. Rumsfeld received the 2006 Veterans of Foreign Wars Dwight D. Eisenhower Award in recognition of his contributions towards securing the nation from foreign threats.

Secretary Rumsfeld addresses an audience of veterans.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses an audience of over two thousand veterans and their guests at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, Nev., on Aug. 28, 2006. Rumsfeld received the 2006 Veterans of Foreign Wars Dwight D. Eisenhower Award in recognition of his contributions towards securing the nation from foreign threats.

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