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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Pentagon employees applaud Ashley Pearson and her family during a Town Hall meeting in the Pentagon on March 12, 2004. Pearson and her family are visiting the city of Washington at the invitation of President George W. Bush after he read part of her letter during the State of the Union address.

Pentagon employees applaud Ashley Pearson and her family during a Town Hall meeting in the Pentagon.

Pentagon employees applaud Ashley Pearson and her family during a Town Hall meeting in the Pentagon on March 12, 2004. Pearson and her family are visiting the city of Washington at the invitation of President George W. Bush after he read part of her letter during the State of the Union address.

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