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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gerald R. Ford, the second person from the right in the front row, poses with fellow Gunnery Officers on board the USS Monterey during his World War II years, Oct. 24, 1943. When Ford entered the White House in 1974, he became the fourth consecutive President to have served in the U.S. Navy.

FORD’S NAVY YEARS

Gerald R. Ford, the second person from the right in the front row, poses with fellow Gunnery Officers on board the USS Monterey during his World War II years, Oct. 24, 1943. When Ford entered the White House in 1974, he became the fourth consecutive President to have served in the U.S. Navy.

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