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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) greets U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Flavio Magana-Aguilar during a surprise visit to check on wounded soldiers at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, March 26. Magana-Aguilar recently returned from Iraq and is undergoing physical therapy at Tripler.

GATES VISITS WOUNDED

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) greets U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Flavio Magana-Aguilar during a surprise visit to check on wounded soldiers at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, March 26. Magana-Aguilar recently returned from Iraq and is undergoing physical therapy at Tripler.

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