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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An Army lieutenant general in dress uniform sits in a folding chair next to an older veteran wearing a Medal of Honor around his neck. The older man is holding a blanket over his legs. Other people can be seen sitting in similar chairs in the background.

Wilburn Ross

Medal of Honor recipient Wilburn Ross and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, commanding general, I Corps, remember fallen soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Ross Memorial in DuPont, Wash., May 26, 2014. The memorial stands in recognition of those men and women who have served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice to protect it.

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