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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talks with volunteers for wounded servicemen and women during the White House-sponsored "United We Serve" event at the Mologne House on Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2009.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talks with volunteers for wounded servicemen and women during the White House-sponsored "United We Serve" event at the Mologne House on Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2009.

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