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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Jimmy Carter signs up for the monthly purchase of a savings bond in the White House Oval Office, April 9, 1980. Defense Secretary Harold Brown, left, served as chairman of the government-wide Savings Bond campaign, and baseball star Pete Rose, center, was the honorary chairman.

President Jimmy Carter signs up for the monthly purchase of a savings bond in the White House Oval Office, April 9, 1980. Defense Secretary Harold Brown, left, served as chairman of the government-wide Savings Bond campaign, and baseball star Pete Rose, center, was the honorary chairman.

President Jimmy Carter signs up for the monthly purchase of a savings bond in the White House Oval Office, April 9, 1980. Defense Secretary Harold Brown, left, served as chairman of the government-wide Savings Bond campaign, and baseball star Pete Rose, center, was the honorary chairman.

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