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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Retired Army Col. David Burpee

Retired Army Col. David Burpee was born at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, after the Japanese bombed the island and thrust the U.S. into World War II.

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