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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man has a pencil to paper, drawing a portrait based on a photo of a fallen service member that sits beside the drawing pad.

Portrait Maker

Vietnam veteran Michael Reagan draws a portrait of a fallen service member. He has dedicated the last 15 years of his life helping Gold Star families through their grief by drawing more than 5,700 portraits of fallen service members for their families,

Photo Gallery