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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Lynne Pace, wife of Marine Gen. Peter Pace, shares a laugh with President George W. Bush, during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace, left, and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, far right, on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.

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Lynne Pace, wife of Marine Gen. Peter Pace, shares a laugh with President George W. Bush, during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace, left, and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, far right, on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.

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