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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right, United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a ceremony on the Rhine River, April 4, 2009, honoring NATO military personnel for their service in the operational theatres of the alliance - more than 70.000 men and women.

HONOR CEREMONY

From left to right, United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a ceremony on the Rhine River, April 4, 2009, honoring NATO military personnel for their service in the operational theatres of the alliance - more than 70.000 men and women.

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