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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Eight men, seven of whom wear Army dress uniforms, stand in a line in a reception room at the White House.

Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor recipients, from left, Gen. Charles Humphrey, Gen. John Wilson, Col. Charles Heyl, Gen. Theodore Schwan, Col. Frederick Fuger, Gen. W.H. Carter, Gen. A.L. Mills and Lt. Gordon Johnston pose for a photo in the East Room of the White House. The photo was presumably taken on Nov. 7, 1910, when the medal was presented to Johnston for acts of valor in 1906.

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