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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen looks at a tribute wall to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero in New York City, Sept. 12, 2008. Mullen toured the 9/11 crash site the day after giving a speech during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication in Washington, D.C., for 9/11 victims.

9/11 TRIBUTE WALL

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen looks at a tribute wall to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero in New York City, Sept. 12, 2008. Mullen toured the 9/11 crash site the day after giving a speech during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication in Washington, D.C., for 9/11 victims.

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