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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, left, and President of the Pentagon Memorial Fund Jim Laychak throw the first shovel of dirt onto a newly planted tree during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon, June 12, 2008.

MEMORIAL TREE

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, left, and President of the Pentagon Memorial Fund Jim Laychak throw the first shovel of dirt onto a newly planted tree during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon, June 12, 2008.

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