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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Navy Lt. Thomas Norris poses in Vietnam with Nguyễn Văn Kiệt, the Vietnamese commando who accompanied Norris on the rescues of Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Clark and Lt. Col. Hambleton. Kiệt was one of five Vietnamese commandos to accompany Norris on the mission to find Clark. When the others refused to pursue the mission for Hambleton, Kiet still volunteered. Kiệt was the only South Vietnamese navy member to be awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the Vietnam War.

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