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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Left to right, Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould; Chief of Staff for the Veterans Affairs Department John R. Gingrich; Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III meet at the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2011.

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Left to right, Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould; Chief of Staff for the Veterans Affairs Department John R. Gingrich; Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III meet at the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2011.

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