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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Katie Maynard salutes as a casket is lowered during a funeral ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on Oct. 24. The ceremony was held for a group of six Marines who died in a CH-53 helicopter crash in Afghanistan on January 19, 2012.

Marine Sgt. Katie Maynard salutes as a casket is lowered during a funeral ceremony at Arlington

U.S. Marine Sgt. Katie Maynard salutes as a casket is lowered during a funeral ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on Oct. 24. The ceremony was held for a group of six Marines who died in a CH-53 helicopter crash in Afghanistan on January 19, 2012.

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