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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses with Elmo’s mom, Mae, on the New York set of Sesame Workshop’s third “Talk, Listen, Connect,” video Oct. 14, 2009. The new video in the TLC series addresses the loss of a loved one and offers parents and children alike tools to deal with the grief.

MOTHERS BOND

Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses with Elmo’s mom, Mae, on the New York set of Sesame Workshop’s third “Talk, Listen, Connect,” video Oct. 14, 2009. The new video in the TLC series addresses the loss of a loved one and offers parents and children alike tools to deal with the grief.

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