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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The bugler with the U.S. Marine Corps Band plays taps during the first sunset parade of the season at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., on June 2, 2009.

The bugler with the U.S. Marine Corps Band plays taps.

The bugler with the U.S. Marine Corps Band plays taps during the first sunset parade of the season at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., on June 2, 2009.

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