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What’s going on in this photo of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greeting Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon? The two men met at the Pentagon for the first time since taking office in the new Obama administration, marking the first time that two Vietnam combat veterans held those positions. Hagel presented Kerry with ...

By , a former staff writer at Foreign Policy.
Photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, U.S. Marine Corps

What's going on in this photo of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greeting Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon?

What’s going on in this photo of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greeting Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon?

The two men met at the Pentagon for the first time since taking office in the new Obama administration, marking the first time that two Vietnam combat veterans held those positions. Hagel presented Kerry with a print of a painting from the Navy’s collection depicting two Navy Patrol Craft Boats on the Mekong River Delta, from 1968. Another term for those type of vessels: swift boats.

For more photos, and a look at the painting, click here.

Kevin Baron is a former staff writer at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @FPBaron

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