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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From right: President George W. Bush, Marine Gen. Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lt. Gen. James Amos, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integrations, attend the official opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the birthday celebration of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Nov. 10, 2006.

From right: President George W. Bush, Marine Gen. Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lt. Gen. James Amos, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integrations, attend the official opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the birthday celebration of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Nov. 10, 2006.

From right: President George W. Bush, Marine Gen. Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lt. Gen. James Amos, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integrations, attend the official opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the birthday celebration of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Nov. 10, 2006.

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