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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Five World War II Army soldiers stand in the snow in front of an old truck and a small building.

Aleutian Island Soldiers

Army Cpl. William Lapschies, right, and four other soldiers in the Aleutian Islands during World War II.

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