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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

During a meeting with joint service members, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shakes the hand of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Jr., a combat controller who was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in Afghanistan, following a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center sites in New York, Sept. 6, 2011.

BRONZE STAR WITH VALOR

During a meeting with joint service members, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shakes the hand of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Jr., a combat controller who was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in Afghanistan, following a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center sites in New York, Sept. 6, 2011.

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