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Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., second from left, and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, right, congratulate winners during the 2009 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards ceremony at the Pentagon, June 3, 2009. From left, recipients of an award for cleaning up the former Defense Depot in Memphis, Tenn., include: Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, Defense Logistics Agency director; Michael Dobbs, Defense Distribution Center; and Marine Brig. Gen. Peter Talleri, the center's commander.

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., second from left, and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, right, congratulate winners during the 2009 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards ceremony at the Pentagon, June 3, 2009. From left, recipients of an award for cleaning up the former Defense Depot in Memphis, Tenn., include: Navy Vice Adm. Alan Thompson, Defense Logistics Agency director; Michael Dobbs, Defense Distribution Center; and Marine Brig. Gen. Peter Talleri, the center's commander.

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