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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members stand around a sign reading "War Over in Europe"

War Over in Europe

U.S. troops smile as they read the news flash "War Over in Europe" after it was written on a board following word of the German surrender, May 7, 1945.

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