Combat Camera: Rumsfeld Thanks the Troops

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses servicemembers during a town hall meeting at Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with U.S. troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with U.S. troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for a photo with U.S. troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two Four at Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld thanks crews from the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Regiment's medical evacuation unit at Balad Air Base for their service to their country Dec. 9, 2006, during a surprise visit to Iraq. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 6th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team at Forward Operating Base Hawk during a surprise visit to Iraq Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Soldier Asks Rumsfeld Where U.S. Solidarity Has Gone
By Jim Garamone
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006 (AFPS) -- A soldier in Mosul told Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld he was worried because the American people seemed to have lost the combined will they had immediately following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Rumsfeld Awards Multinational Corps Leaders
By Jim Garamone
BAGHDAD, Dec. 10, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld decorated two senior members of the Multinational Corps Iraq during a ceremony here yesterday.

Rumsfeld Discusses Transformation, Changes in Congress
By Jim Garamone
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006 (AFPS) -- Military transformation will continue, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told servicemembers here yesterday.

Rumsfeld Thanks Troops for Service, Calls for U.S. Patience
By Jim Garamone
AL ASAD, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to Iraq today to thank servicemembers for their dedication, sacrifices and patriotism.

Troops Haven’t Lost Faith in Rumsfeld
By Jim Garamone
BALAD, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006 (AFPS) -- As he prepares to enter his final week in office, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was greeted warmly here by the men and women in uniform he has led for the past six years.

U.S. Troop Morale in Iraq High, Marine Commander Says
By Jim Garamone
AL ASAD, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006 (AFPS) -- Even with all the debate in the U.S. over Iraq strategy, morale on the ground here is good, the commander of Multinational Force West said today.

Rumsfeld Reflects on Accomplishments, Highlights at Pentagon Helm
By Donna Miles
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today told members of the Defense Department that he will leave his office proud to have served with them and of what they have accomplished and inspired by their dedication, patriotism and sacrifice.

Town Hall Meeting with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace
Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace
News Transcript

Defense Department Town Hall Meeting
As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, The Pentagon Auditorium, Washington, DC, Friday, December 08, 2006
Speech

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