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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Posing With a Hero

Retired Army Master Sgt. Leroy A. Petry, recipient of the Medal of Honor, poses for a picture with sailors aboard the transport dock ship USS New York at Fleet Week New York, the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services, May 23, 2019.

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