Thursday, July 20, 2006

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld poses with Spider-Man and Captain America


Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld poses with superheroes Spider-Man and Captain America during the unveiling of a comic book that will be distributed free to U.S. forces in Iraq and around the world. Featuring the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes, the comic will have a print run of one million copies and be distributed through the military exchanges. The first 150,000 copies will be distributed to personnel in the Middle East. The comic book is part of "America Supports You, a Department of Defense campaign that encourages private citizens, communities and businesses to reach out to military personnel and their families (April, 2005).

Courtesy of the U.S. Navy.