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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, left, visits with Staff Sgt. Jerry Amis shortly before a ceremony honoring Amis and four other Purple Heart recipients at Brook Army Medical Center and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 29, 2013.

Deputy Secretary Carter visits with Staff Sgt. Jerry Amis

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, left, visits with Staff Sgt. Jerry Amis shortly before a ceremony honoring Amis and four other Purple Heart recipients at Brook Army Medical Center and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 29, 2013.

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