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Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, presents retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris with a plaque after she delivered remarks during the department's 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, presents retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris with a plaque after she delivered remarks during the department's 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, presents retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris with a plaque after she delivered remarks during the department's 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

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