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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Final Tribute

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard carry the remains of Col. Richard E. Cole and the American flag during his interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, Sept. 7, 2021. Cole was the last survivor of the Doolittle Raid in which U.S. aircraft attacked Tokyo in response to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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