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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldier in camouflage uniform and man wearing a suit clench hands as a woman in a blue dress stands between them.

Honored Handshake

Former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole shakes hands with Army Lt. Col. Michael Lind during Dole's honorary promotion ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019. The senator’s wife, former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, looks on. Dole, who was medically discharged as a captain after being severely wounded in World War II, was promoted to colonel.

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