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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, receives a 48-star flag from James P. Donovan, the founder and president of the Marine Corps War Memorial, during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, receives a 48-star flag from James P. Donovan, the founder and president of the Marine Corps War Memorial, during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the Marine Corps' 238-year legacy at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.

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