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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A veteran and a little girl hug, both smiling.

Hawaii Hug

Donald Long, a retired Navy radio operator, hugs a Mokapu Elementary School student during his visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2019. The Best Defense Foundation returned six Pearl Harbor and Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay survivors to Hawaii for the 78th commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, now Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

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