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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Left to right, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., walk into the Ft. Belvoir Elementary School, Va., June 22, 2010, to meet with military members and spouses to discuss the challenges affecting military children and military families.

Left to right, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., walk into the Ft. Belvoir Elementary School, Va., June 22, 2010, to meet with military members and spouses to discuss the challenges affecting military children and military families.

Left to right, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., walk into the Ft. Belvoir Elementary School, Va., June 22, 2010, to meet with military members and spouses to discuss the challenges affecting military children and military families.

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