FORMER SERGEANT'S HANDSHAKE

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03/28/2013 02:57 PM CDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Spc. Esequiel Alvarez with the National Guard as he hosts lunch with junior enlisted members of the various service in his office at the Pentagon, March 28, 2013. Hagel, who served as an Army sergeant during the Vietnam War, plans to have regular lunches with enlisted personnel to hear their views on Defense Department issues.