Surrounded by celebrities and officials, retired Gen. John Tilelli, president of the United Service Organizations, signs a proclamation with the Department of Defense as Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) looks on and USO entertainer Mickey Rooney applauds in ceremony at the Pentagon on Nov. 2, 2000. The ceremony marked the opening of the display commemorating the close relationship of the two organizations in the new USO Corridor of the Pentagon.