Rumsfeld Honored at Pentagon, Bids Farewell

Farewell Parade As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, The Pentagon, Washington, DC, Friday, December 15, 2006 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2006 – The Defense Department bid farewell to the 21st secretary of defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, in a full honors parade at the Pentagon today. Story › Cheney, Pace Praise Rumsfeld at Farewell Ceremony › Bush Praises Rumsfeld’s Transformation Efforts › Rumsfeld Interview with Brit Hume of Fox News Channel

Rumsfeld Sends Out Final 'Snowflake' WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2006 – In his six years in the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was infamous for his "snowflakes" -- memos that flew from his fingers giving various staff members and sections sometimes short-notice and short-suspense tasks. Today he sent out a final snowflake, thanking the men and women of the Pentagon for their long hours and multitude of missions. And he granted amnesty for all outstanding snowflakes. Story

Rumsfeld: U.S. at ‘Time of Great Consequence’ WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2006 – The war on terrorism is a difficult task, but it is not hopeless or without purpose, outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today. Story