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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A young man wearing shorts and a T-shirt emblazoned with a team logo poses for a photo standing outside on an athletic field.

Charley Paddock

Charley Paddock poses for a photo during a track and field meet, Aug. 29, 1920.

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