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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal receives a standing ovation from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a retirement ceremony for McChrystal on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., July 23, 2010.

STANDING OVATION

U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal receives a standing ovation from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a retirement ceremony for McChrystal on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., July 23, 2010.

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