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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

In a historic photo, a group of soldiers in combat gear wades through the hip-deep water as they head to a shoreline.

Utah Beach

Soldiers wade ashore on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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