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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Side-by-side photos show a small boy riding a bike and the same boy in the front basket of a bike ridden by a man.

Double Photo

Retired Army Col. David Burpee enjoyed childhood as a military brat. His father, Harry, was a sailor on his way to Wake Island when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. David's mother, Amney, gave birth to him that afternoon at Tripler Hospital.

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