Standing (left to right) on a stage during a U.S. Armed Forces Farewell Tribute and Armed Forces Hail ceremony at Fort Myer, Va. on Sept 30, 2005, are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF U.S Air Force GEN. Richard B. Myers, President George W. Bush, the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Marine Corps GEN. Peter Pace. GEN. Myers is retiring after 40 years of service and was the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF. GEN. Pace becomes the 16th Chairman and the first Marine to become the nation's highest ranking military officer. (DOD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald, U.S. Air Force) (Released)