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Deputy Secretary Hamre escorts Major Gen. Ilan Biran into the Pentagon.
Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (left) escorts Major Gen. Ilan Biran (right), director general, Ministry of Defense, State of Israel, through an armed forces honor cordon into the Pentagon on Oct. 31, 1997.