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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, shares a laugh with a Korean War veteran after the "A Time of Remembrance" ceremony held on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2006. The first-of-its-kind event is for family members of armed forces personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as descendants of American heroes from every war dating back to 1776.

Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, shares a laugh with a Korean War veteran.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, shares a laugh with a Korean War veteran after the "A Time of Remembrance" ceremony held on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2006. The first-of-its-kind event is for family members of armed forces personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as descendants of American heroes from every war dating back to 1776.

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