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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines representing Marine Security Guard Battalion, based in Quantico, Va., stand in front of toys collected by State Department members, Dec. 20 at the Harry S. Truman Building, in Washington. From left are Sgt. Kevin D. Prindable of Granite City, Ill.; Cpl. Bryson M. Jones of Washington Court House, Ohio, and Cpl. Ella J. Asuncion of St. Paul, Minn.

TOYS FOR TOTS

Marines representing Marine Security Guard Battalion, based in Quantico, Va., stand in front of toys collected by State Department members, Dec. 20 at the Harry S. Truman Building, in Washington. From left are Sgt. Kevin D. Prindable of Granite City, Ill.; Cpl. Bryson M. Jones of Washington Court House, Ohio, and Cpl. Ella J. Asuncion of St. Paul, Minn.

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