Keywords: US Navy 031223-D-9880W-120 Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, holds a press conference at the Pentagon.jpg en Washington D C Dec 23 2003 -- Dr William Winkenwerder Jr assistant secretary of defense for health affairs holds a press conference at the Pentagon to announce his department's displeasure with the ruling of Judge Emmet G Sullivan in the United States District Court in Washington that the Pentagon must stop forcing servicemen and women to take anthrax vaccinations against their will Winkenwerder insisted that the vaccine was not in any way experimental and had been shown to be effective against inhalational anthrax the most deadly form of infection He said it was the departments responsibility to protect its troops from the very real danger of weaponized anthrax DoD photo by R D Ward RELEASED 2003-12-23 031223-D-9880W-120 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11196 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy William Winkenwerder Jr Pentagon press briefing room Taken with Nikon D100 Anthrax vaccines |