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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with wounded U.S. service members during a Summer of Service event at the Mologne House at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2009. Summer of Service is part of President Barack Obama’s United We Serve initiative, which is focused on citizens volunteering in educational, medical and environmental outreach programs in their communities to encourage the nation’s economic recovery and renewal.

Secretary Gates talks with wounded U.S. service members.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with wounded U.S. service members during a Summer of Service event at the Mologne House at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2009. Summer of Service is part of President Barack Obama’s United We Serve initiative, which is focused on citizens volunteering in educational, medical and environmental outreach programs in their communities to encourage the nation’s economic recovery and renewal.

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