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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A saluting Marine is visually framed by the salute of a fellow Marine standing near him.

Salute Symmetry

Marines salute during a ceremony honoring Marine Corps hero Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller and his wife, Virginia Montague Evans, at their gravesites in Saluda, Va., Oct. 23, 2020. Marines visit the site annually to honor Puller, the most decorated Marine in history.

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