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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A photo on the left shows a young man touching an airplane; on the right is an older man looking down at a medal in his hand.

Barger Antarctic medal

Left: Civil Air Patrol Cadet Robert Barger III stands beside an airplane. Right: Barger, now 82, looks closely at the Antarctic Service Medal he received for his role in Operation Deep Freeze II in 1956.

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  • Credit: Col. Louisa S. Morse Center for CAP History/CAP Lt. Col. Robert Bowden VIRIN: 210515-O-D0439-076.JPG
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