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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Barack Obama (right), Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room of the White House to begin the Medal of Honor ceremony on Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta, of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award.

President Barack Obama, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room of the White House.

President Barack Obama (right), Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room of the White House to begin the Medal of Honor ceremony on Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta, of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award.

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