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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Chaffins receives the USO Marine of the Year Award from Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Chaffins receives the USO Marine of the Year Award from Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Chaffins receives the USO Marine of the Year Award from Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

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