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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus prepares to pin the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device on the chest of retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to the 95-year-old Clark for his actions during World War II.

FOR ACTIONS IN WORLD WAR II

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus prepares to pin the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device on the chest of retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to the 95-year-old Clark for his actions during World War II.

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