U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace's Portrait Unveiled in Pentagon Ceremony

U.S. Marine Gen. James. E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mary Jo Meyer; retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Meyer, 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England; Joyce Rumsfeld; former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Becky Gates attend the portrait unveiling in honor of the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace in the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, left, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, artist Peter E. Egeli, a former Marine himself, Deborah Mullen, Lynne Pace and Stu Egeli attend the unveiling of the portrait of Pace in the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and artist Peter E. Egeli unveil a portrait of Pace during a ceremony in the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, stands with artist Peter E. Egeli, left, who painted the portrait of Pace which was unveiled in a ceremony in the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greet guests at the portrait unveiling in honor of Pace at the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine, Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to the media after his portrait unveiling at the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and his wife Lynne watch as his portrait is hung in the chairmans corridor at the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and his wife Lynne pose for photos after the hanging of his portrait in the chairmans corridor at the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.

U.S. Marine Gen. James. E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mary Jo Meyer; retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Meyer, 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England; Joyce Rumsfeld; former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Becky Gates attend the portrait unveiling in honor of the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace in the Pentagon, Jan. 13, 2009.
DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley