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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four men, three in uniforms and wearing medals stand smiling.

Medal Ceremony

President Dwight D. Eisenhower poses with three Korean War veterans after presenting each with the Medal of Honor at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1954. The recipients are (from left to right): Army 1st Lt. Edward R. Schowalter Jr., Army Private 1st Class Ernest E. West and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William R. Charette.

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