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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A tall man pins a medal to another man's chest lapel.

Medal Pinning

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt pins the Medal of Honor onto the lapel of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joel T. Boone's uniform, circa 1919.

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