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Secretary Cohen addresses the audience during a ceremony to honor Gen. Shalikashvili.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) addresses the audience during a ceremony to honor retired Gen. John M. Shalikashvili (center), U.S. Army, at a ceremony in the Pentagon on Dec. 7, 1998. Cohen and present Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton (right), U.S. Army, are honoring the former chairman at an unveiling ceremony of a panel depicting his career in the military and his rise to become the 13th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.