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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Veterans stand under a red-and-white striped awning on a grassy field.

Montford Point Marines

Montford Point Marines stand for the playing of the national anthem during a ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, N.C., July 25, 2018, to officially transfer possession of the National Montford Point Marine Memorial to the Department of the Navy.

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