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Secretary Rumsfeld adjusts the medal of Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Vignery during an award ceremony.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld adjusts the medal of Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Vignery of Goodland, Kansas, during an award ceremony May 18, 2001. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Henry H. Shelton (right) is presenting the awards to the 24 members of the U.S. Navy EP-3 crew who were forced to make an emergency landing April 1, 2001, on Hanian Island, Peoples Republic of China. Thousands of spectators attending the opening ceremony of the Joint Services Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, MD witnessed the event.

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