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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A military vehicle burns on a street in Iraq.

Vehicle Explosion

Army Staff Sgt. Curtis Reid's Bradley Fighting Vehicle burns after being struck by an explosively formed penetrator southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, July 3, 2006. Reid earned a Silver Star for his actions that day after rescuing numerous soldiers from the vehicle.

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