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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine wearing a face mask smiles while hugging an Afghan child.

Warm Greeting

Fatemeh, a deaf Afghan child, greets Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Munoz, a Civil Affairs Marine assigned to the 3rd Civil Affairs Group, who has been teaching American sign language to Fatemeh and her family on Fort McCoy, Wis., Feb. 2, 2022. Fatemeh is three years old, and the region of Afghanistan her family comes from has no support or schools for children like her.

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