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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Honor Guardsmen remove a casket of a fallen soldier from a C-17 during a dignified transfer on Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 8, 2009.

Army Honor Guardsmen remove a casket of a fallen soldier from a C-17 during a dignified transfer on Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 8, 2009.

Army Honor Guardsmen remove a casket of a fallen soldier from a C-17 during a dignified transfer on Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 8, 2009.

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