Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with wounded service members at Balad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanks crews from the 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion Medical Evacuation unit at Balad Air Base for their service to the country during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with Iraqi soldiers from teh 2/6 MITT at Forward Operaing base Hawk during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby