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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left: Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, President George W. Bush, Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., commanding general, Military District of Washington, Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and Army Col. David Moran, Military District of Washington chaplain, render honors during the playing of Taps at the conclusion of the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 26, 2008.

TAPS

From left: Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, President George W. Bush, Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., commanding general, Military District of Washington, Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and Army Col. David Moran, Military District of Washington chaplain, render honors during the playing of Taps at the conclusion of the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 26, 2008.

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