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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An American flag, a flower and a bottle of Scotch lean against the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the memorial wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012.

An American flag, a flower and a bottle of Scotch lean against the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the memorial wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012.

An American flag, a flower and a bottle of Scotch lean against the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the memorial wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012.

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