BRIEFING — U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld recieves a briefing from the Combined Military Advisory Training Team in Tadji, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby



U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with members of the Iraqi Special Police Commando unit in Baghdad, Iraq February 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby



U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with members of the Iraqi Special Police Commando unit in Baghdad, Iraq February 11, 2005. These police commandos were injured in the line of duty. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby



U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld presents the Purple Heart Medal to U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Ferguson at the Combat Surgical Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby



U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, conduct a press conference at the American Embassy in Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby




U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, speaks with soldiers of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu



U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, signs a souvenir Iraqi flag for members of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu

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