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Deputy Secretary Hamre administers the oath of office to Chancellor Jerome F. Smith Jr.
Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (left) administers the oath of office to Jerome F. Smith Jr. (right) as the first Chancellor for Education and Professional Development in the Department of Defense while his wife Jill holds the Bible during the Pentagon ceremony on Oct. 5, 1998.