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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Army Secretary John McHugh, Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, his wife Jennifer Giunta, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston listen to Giunta's citation during his induction ceremony into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2010. Giunta is the award's first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

INDUCTION CEREMONY

From left to right: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Army Secretary John McHugh, Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, his wife Jennifer Giunta, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston listen to Giunta's citation during his induction ceremony into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2010. Giunta is the award's first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

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