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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta salutes as taps is played during a wreath laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2011. Panetta remembered the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and spoke with survivors and witnesses.

Secretary Panetta salutes as taps is played during a wreath laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta salutes as taps is played during a wreath laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2011. Panetta remembered the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and spoke with survivors and witnesses.

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