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February 15, 2013
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Pentagon workers applaud Panetta for accomplishments

 

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DOD photograph by Glenn Fawcett

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta departs his office for what was expected to be the last time at the Pentagon, Feb. 14, 2013. Panetta will remain secretary of defense until his successor is confirmed and sworn in. As he walked through Pentagon hallways, he and his wife, Sylvia, and dog, Bravo, greeted cheering Defense Department workers and military members, wishing them well.

 

 

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DOD photograph by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, his wife, Sylvia, and their dog, Bravo, walk through crowds of cheering Defense Department workers and military members, Feb. 14, 2013. Panetta will remain secretary of defense until his successor is confirmed and sworn in.

 

 

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DOD photograph by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, his wife, Sylvia, and their dog, Bravo, walk through crowds of cheering Defense Department workers and military members at the Pentagon, Feb. 14, 2013. Panetta will remain secretary of defense until his successor is confirmed and sworn in.

 



 

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