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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

People mill about outside; a U.S. flag is in the background.

Embassy

The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City is shown in late January 1991, with Kuwaitis outside. The American flag is attached to a whip antenna on a Humvee. It is the original flag that was raised at the embassy.

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