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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Onlookers wave flags and cheer on a city street.

1991 Parade

New York has thrown parades for vets at other times, too -- like June 10, 1991, when the city welcomed troops returning from operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

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