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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (right), U.S. Marine Corps, render honors during a wreath laying ceremony observing the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2007.

Secretary Gates and Gen. Peter Pace render honors.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (right), U.S. Marine Corps, render honors during a wreath laying ceremony observing the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2007.

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