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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Marines stand in formation with their rifles pointed to the sky.

Funeral Honors

Marines fire 3-rifle volleys during military funeral honors for Marine Corps Sgt. Fred Farris at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 4, 2021. Farris was killed during the World War II Battle of Tarawa on Nov. 20, 1943. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced his remains were accounted for last year.

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