Pentagon chief honors D-Day troops
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Marking the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day landings that turned the tide of World War II, Defense Secretary Robert Gates evoked emotional images of a bloody beach assault that "unfolded as if it were a lifetime" for the young men who braved German guns.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit Friday to Iraq and expressed support for the top U.S. commander here, saying the military wasn't trying to paint an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
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Military vessels and aircraft streamed along France's Mediterranean coastline Sunday in an impressive ceremony commemorating World War II Allied landings in the region 60 years ago that proved a follow-up to the D-Day landings in Normandy.
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WASHINGTON -- Architect of the unpopular war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was praised lavishly for his service to the nation Friday as he called on Americans to spend more heavily on defense.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a senior U.S. commander  said yesterday that they favor a protracted U.S. troop presence in Iraq along the lines of the military stabilization force in South Korea.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates met his top military commanders in Iraq on Monday to discuss the pace of U.S. troop reductions, a day after militants killed more than 50 people in a spate of attacks.
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The one thing - there may be more, but only one comes to mind - that US troops must admire about their civilian leader in the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, is that he seems to be bulletproof.
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Defense Chief Donald H. Rumsfeld Says Airing of Soldier&#39;s Complaint About Lack of Armor Was Healthy. US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld gives a speech to American troops at Camp Udairi, north of Kuwait City on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.
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It took courage for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to take questions from troops during a pep talk in Kuwait Wednesday. It also took courage for the troops to ask tough questions of a high-ranking official.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has shared a Christmas Eve dinner with troops in Iraq. On a mission to bring some holiday cheer, Rumsfeld wore a plastic apron as he helped serve food to the troops at a base outside of Baghdad.
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Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous
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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) presents the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award to Lord Paddy Ashdown for service as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld came here Wednesday to lead a morale-lifting town hall discussion with Iraq-bound troops. Instead, he found himself on the
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Army Col. Jon M. Lockey was a brilliant analyst who regaled soldiers with tales of saddling his horse before dawn in midwinter and riding with his wife down a snowed-in farm driveway to reach his car en route to the Pentagon, colleagues said. His family recalled Lockey's intelligence and passion for...
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The Pentagon could boost the number of additional forces being sent to Iraq, adding as many as 3,000 troops to the 21,500 being deployed under the president's war plan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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President Bush celebrated the contributions of veterans and active-duty military ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, saying Saturday that the service of U.S. troops in Iraq has produced democracy for that country and made Americans safer.
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The United States and France called on  Wednesday for a closer friendship after years of strained  relations over Iraq as they marked the 63rd anniversary of the  D-Day invasion that broke the Nazi hold on Europe.