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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers crawl up a hill with mountains in the background.

Soldier Crawl

U.S. soldiers fight their way through Baleta Pass near Baugio, Luzon, Philippines, sometime in late February 1945.

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