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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Joe Biden puts a medal on a soldier's uniform.

Medal Moment

President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl D. Plumlee during a ceremony at the White House, Dec. 16, 2021. Plumlee received the award for actions of valor on Aug. 28, 2013, when he engaged invading insurgents at a U.S. base near Ghazni, Afghanistan.

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