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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A female sailor plays a trumpet at a military funeral.

Playing Taps

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Monica Lujan plays taps at a funeral ceremony for Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Billy James Johnson in Santa Fe, N.M., Aug. 19, 2019. Johnson was among 429 crewmembers who lost their lives on the battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.

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