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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A World War II vets sits on a bench beside a boat marina.

Former Gunner

Former World War II Navy Gunner's Mate Vernon Lingle relaxes by the water near his home of Elizabeth City, N.C.. Lingle was the helmsman of one of thousands of boats that delivered U.S. troops to Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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