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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Eleven people surround a young man lying in a hospital bed with his leg bandaged and propped up on a pillow.

Hospital Visit

An injured Marine Corps Sgt. Freddy Torres visits with friends at Balboa Medical Center in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 24, 2011.

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