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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Robert Hale, left, under secretary of defense and chief financial officer, and Dennis McCarthy, right, assistant defense secretary for reserve affairs, present the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award to Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle on behalf of the Hawaii State Government in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2010. The Freedom Award is the highest recognition the U.S. government gives to employers for their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

HAWAII RECOGNIZED

Robert Hale, left, under secretary of defense and chief financial officer, and Dennis McCarthy, right, assistant defense secretary for reserve affairs, present the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award to Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle on behalf of the Hawaii State Government in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2010. The Freedom Award is the highest recognition the U.S. government gives to employers for their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

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