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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella, center, addresses the audience while Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, and President's Council on Service and Civic Participation member Mary Jo Myers, right, listen during the USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Awards presentation May 16, 2008.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS CEREMONY

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella, center, addresses the audience while Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, and President's Council on Service and Civic Participation member Mary Jo Myers, right, listen during the USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Awards presentation May 16, 2008.

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