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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Lynne Pace, the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, holds the son of a wounded U.S. service member June 16, 2007, during a pinic held in honor of the wounded at her home on Fort Myer, Va.

Lynne Pace, the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, holds the son of a wounded U.S. service member June 16, 2007, during a pinic held in honor of the wounded at her home on Fort Myer, Va.

Lynne Pace, the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, holds the son of a wounded U.S. service member June 16, 2007, during a pinic held in honor of the wounded at her home on Fort Myer, Va.

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