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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Pfc. James Oppelt spends some quality time with Jackson, a German shepherd therapy dog, at Brooke Army Medical Center while his fiancee, Andrea Preston, and parents, retired Marine Sgt. Patrick Oppelt and Sue Oppelt, look on. Photo by Jen Rodriguez

Army Pfc. James Oppelt spends some quality time with Jackson, a German shepherd therapy dog, at Brooke Army Medical Center while his fiancee, Andrea Preston, and parents, retired Marine Sgt. Patrick Oppelt and Sue Oppelt, look on. Photo by Jen Rodriguez

Army Pfc. James Oppelt spends some quality time with Jackson, a German shepherd therapy dog, at Brooke Army Medical Center while his fiancee, Andrea Preston, and parents, retired Marine Sgt. Patrick Oppelt and Sue Oppelt, look on. Photo by Jen Rodriguez

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