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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, left, gives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Roll of Honour, a long series of bronze panels recording the names of Australia's war dead, during a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 24, 2008.

HONOUR TOUR

Retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, left, gives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Roll of Honour, a long series of bronze panels recording the names of Australia's war dead, during a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 24, 2008.

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