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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Ellyn Dunford, left, wife of Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, center right, chief of the National Guard Bureau; present the Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Sgt. 1st Class Jon Meadows and his wife, Melissa, during the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore’s annual awards dinner in Arlington, Va., April 19, 2016. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

Honoring Patriots

Ellyn Dunford, left, wife of Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, center right, chief of the National Guard Bureau; present the Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to Sgt. 1st Class Jon Meadows and his wife, Melissa, during the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore’s annual awards dinner in Arlington, Va., April 19, 2016. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

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