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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses the audience during National POW/MIA Recognition at the Pentagon on Sept. 15, 2006. Congressman and Vietnam veteran Robert Simmons was the guest speaker at the ceremony hosted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and Pace.

Gen. Peter Pace addresses the audience during National POW/MIA Recognition.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses the audience during National POW/MIA Recognition at the Pentagon on Sept. 15, 2006. Congressman and Vietnam veteran Robert Simmons was the guest speaker at the ceremony hosted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and Pace.

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