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Gen. Shalikashvili inspects the joint services honor guard during his farewell ceremony.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), President Bill Clinton (center left), Col. Greg Gardner (center right), U.S. Army, accompany Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John M. Shalikashvili (right), U.S. Army, as he inspects the joint services honor guard during his farewell ceremony at Fort Myer, Va., on Sept. 30, 1997. Shalikashvili is retiring from the U.S. Army and his job as the nation's senior military officer and will be succeeded by Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army. Gardner is the Commander, 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard).