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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Retired rear admiral Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. (left), Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright (right) attend the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon on Sept. 18, 2009.

Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., Secretary Gates and Gen. James E. Cartwright attend the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony.

Retired rear admiral Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. (left), Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright (right) attend the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon on Sept. 18, 2009.

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