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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Ret. Army Col. Bruce P. Crandall, right, and Nicholas Oresko, center, both recipients of the Medal of Honor, attend Veterans Day activities at Madison Square Park in New York, Nov. 11, 2011. Oresko is the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient.

Ret. Army Col. Bruce P. Crandall, right, and Nicholas Oresko, center, both recipients of the Medal of Honor, attend Veterans Day activities at Madison Square Park in New York, Nov. 11, 2011. Oresko is the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient.

Ret. Army Col. Bruce P. Crandall, right, and Nicholas Oresko, center, both recipients of the Medal of Honor, attend Veterans Day activities at Madison Square Park in New York, Nov. 11, 2011. Oresko is the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient.

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