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GEN. James T. Lindsay, commander-in-chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, (USSOCOM) presents the command flag to William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, during the USSOCOM activation ceremony

William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, front; GEN. James T. Lindsay, commander-in-chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, back; and Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, review the troops during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony

William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, far left; GEN. James T. Lindsay, commander-in-chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, center; and Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, honor the flag during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony

Adm. William J. Crowe Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony as William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, looks on

An Army first sergeant presents the command flag to William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony

Julia V. Taft, sponsor and wife of Deputy Secretary of Defense William H. Taft IV speaks during the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50)

GEN. John J. Sheehan, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic and Commander in CHIEF, US Atlantic Command (left), the Honorable Dr. William Perry, US Secretary of Defense (center), and LT. GEN. Charles E. Wilhelm, Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic (right) speak during the closing ceremony

Brigadier General (BGEN) William C. Page, director, Operations, Plans and Mobilization, US Armed Forces Command; Admiral (ADM) James B. Busey, vice chief of naval operations; Julia V. Taft, sponsor, and Deputy Secretary of Defense William H. Taft IV bow their heads for the invocation during the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50)

William H. Taft IV, Deputy Secretary of Defense

William H. Taft, IV, deputy secretary of defense, speaks during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony as GEN. James T. Lindsay, commander-in-chief, USSOCOM, looks on

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Macdill Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Kay Pellum

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/06/1987
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