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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor salutes as a flag is placed over a coffin during a ceremony.

Repatriation Ceremony

A sailor salutes during a repatriation ceremony for two brothers, Navy Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer and Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilfred D. Palmer, in Port Orchard, Wash., Aug. 9, 2019. Both men died on the battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. Their remains were identified in 2015.

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