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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Barack Obama, right, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute the American flag as the national anthem plays during the ceremony to commemorate 9/11 at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2014.

Obama, Hagel and Dempsey Salute Flag During 9/11 Commemoration

President Barack Obama, right, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute the American flag as the national anthem plays during the ceremony to commemorate 9/11 at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2014.

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