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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Four men work to help a fifth man lying on the ground.

Marine Treatment

A wounded Marine is treated by corpsmen in the sands of Iwo Jima shortly after a wave of troops stormed ashore on amtracs and Coast Guard-manned landing boats during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the winter of 1945.

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  • Credit: Coast Guard/National Archives VIRIN: 220216-G-D0439-027.JPG
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