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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gordon Engell, left, whose son Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Levi Engell died in Iraq, watches as participants in the Tribute to the Troops motorcycle ride, led by performing artist Rockie Lynn, pull out from Cromwell, Minn.

Tribute Ride

Gordon Engell, left, whose son Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Levi Engell died in Iraq, watches as participants in the Tribute to the Troops motorcycle ride, led by performing artist Rockie Lynn, pull out from Cromwell, Minn.

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