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Michael L. Rhodes, director of Administration and Management, speaks to the audience during a farewell ceremony in honor of outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at the center courtyard at the Pentagon, Washington, , Feb. 12, 2013. Panetta, whose public service career spanned four decades and included stints as a lawmaker, White House chief of staff and CIA director, oversaw the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform and opened combat roles to women. ( Army photo by Eboni Everson-Myart/Released) Secretary of Defense Panetta Pentagon community farewell 130112-A-WP504-
Michael L. Rhodes, director of Administration and Management, speaks to the audience during a farewell ceremony in honor of outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at the center courtyard at the Pentagon, Washington, , Feb. 12, 2013. Panetta, whose public service career spanned four decades and included stints as a lawmaker, White House chief of staff and CIA director, oversaw the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform and opened combat roles to women. ( Army photo by Eboni Everson-Myart/Released) Secretary of Defense Panetta Pentagon community farewell 130112-A-WP504-037
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