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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Japanese civilians in formal attire and officers in uniform stand on battleship deck with Allied service members standing nearby.

Japan Ceremony

The surrender of Japan ceremony takes place aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan, Sept. 2, 1945.

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