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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Laura Bush writes a note on a child's letter to his parent who is serving overseas, as she visits with children at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Gulfport, Miss., Dec. 12, 2005.

Holiday Visit

Laura Bush writes a note on a child's letter to his parent who is serving overseas, as she visits with children at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Gulfport, Miss., Dec. 12, 2005.

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