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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

During a formal event, one man applauds as another man holds a shadowbox with a medal in it; a third man leans over to speak to the man holding the shadowbox.

Medal of Honor Ceremony

President George W. Bush applauds after presenting the Medal of Honor to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble for Keeble’s gallantry during the Korean War, March 3, 2008. Keeble died in 1982; Kurt Bluedog, left, Keeble’s great nephew, and Russ Hawkins, a stepson, accepted the award on Keeble's behalf.

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