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President Clinton addresses the audience at the Air Force's 50th Year Anniversary.
Surrounded by a sea of Air Force blue, President William J. Clinton addresses the audience at the Air Force's 50th Year Anniversary celebration in the Pentagon's center courtyard on Sept. 18,1997. The President then joined Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall, U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General Ralph Eberhart, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W. Benken, along with the 12 Outstanding Airman of the Air Force, in cutting a ceremonial cake.