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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier gives a child a coin as other stand around.

Golden Gift

Army Col. Joshua Bookout gives a brigade coin to the child of Ed Ray, a Gold Star Family member, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 15, 2021. Ray’s twin brother, 1st Lt. Clovis T. Ray, died of wounds suffered during an enemy attack in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2012.

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