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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Parachutists jump from airplanes while dozens of others drift toward a field below.

Paratrooper Landing

Waves of American paratroopers land near Grave, Holland, during Operation Market Garden while livestock graze peacefully near gliders that landed earlier.

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