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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson, center left, William Sloat, brother of Army Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat, center, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, center right, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, right, pose for a photo during the Hall of Heroes ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014. Spc. 4 Sloat was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and inducted into the Hall of Heroes.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson, center left, William Sloat, brother of Army Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat, center, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, center right, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, right, pose for a photo during the Hall of Heroes ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014. Spc. 4 Sloat was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and inducted into the Hall of Heroes.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson, center left, William Sloat, brother of Army Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat, center, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, center right, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, right, pose for a photo during the Hall of Heroes ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2014. Spc. 4 Sloat was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and inducted into the Hall of Heroes.

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