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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Petty Officer First Class Eric Tilford (left), a photographer's mate and a diver from Lamoni, Iowa, escorts Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet Langhart Cohen, at the Washington premiere of "Men of Honor," a film about Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Carl M. Brashear. Tilford recalled that he met Brashear when he went through diving school nearly 10 years ago, but at the time didn't realize he was one of the Navy's unsung heroes. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Navy Petty Officer First Class Eric Tilford (left), a photographer's mate and a diver from Lamoni, Iowa, escorts Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet Langhart Cohen, at the Washington premiere of "Men of Honor," a film about Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Carl M. Brashear. Tilford recalled that he met Brashear when he went through diving school nearly 10 years ago, but at the time didn't realize he was one of the Navy's unsung heroes. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

Navy Petty Officer First Class Eric Tilford (left), a photographer's mate and a diver from Lamoni, Iowa, escorts Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet Langhart Cohen, at the Washington premiere of "Men of Honor," a film about Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Carl M. Brashear. Tilford recalled that he met Brashear when he went through diving school nearly 10 years ago, but at the time didn't realize he was one of the Navy's unsung heroes. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn.

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