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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Medically retired Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Rudder carries the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games torch into Soldier Field in Chicago, July 1, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Leading the Way

Medically retired Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Rudder carries the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games torch into Soldier Field in Chicago, July 1, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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