Secretary Cohen and retired Gen. John Tilelli prepare to cut a cake at the opening of the USO Corridor in the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and retired Gen. John Tilelli, president of the United Service Organizations, prepare to cut a cake at a ceremony marking the opening of the USO Corridor in the Pentagon on Nov. 2, 2000. Cohen and Tilelli were joined on stage by Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Charles Cragin (3rd from left), actors Mickey Rooney (4th from left) and Gerald McRaney (behind Rooney) and Janet Langhart Cohen, wife of Secretary Cohen. The ceremony marked the opening of the display in the Pentagon commemorating the close relationship of the two organizations.