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A man wearing a business suit speaks with a sailor outdoors. Both are wearing face masks.

Thomas McCaffery

Thomas McCaffery, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, presents a personal coin to Navy Seamanman Katherine Evans, a hospital corpsman assigned to the OB/GYN clinic, for her sustained efforts in supporting patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at Naval Hospital Bremerton, Wash., July 16, 2020.

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