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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

At the Memorial Day ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery, May 30, 2010, Belgian school children lay flowers on the graves of American soldiers who died during World War I.

At the Memorial Day ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery, May 30, 2010, Belgian school children lay flowers on the graves of American soldiers who died during World War I.

At the Memorial Day ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery, May 30, 2010, Belgian school children lay flowers on the graves of American soldiers who died during World War I.

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