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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee (2nd from right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace (3rd from right), and Lt. Gen. James Amos, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integrations, attend the official opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the birthday celebration of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., on Nov. 10, 2006.

President Bush, Gen. Hagee, Gen. Pace, and Lt. Gen. Amos attend an official opening ceremony.

President George W. Bush (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee (2nd from right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace (3rd from right), and Lt. Gen. James Amos, deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integrations, attend the official opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the birthday celebration of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., on Nov. 10, 2006.

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