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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man shakes hands with another man on a podium. A few others stand around them, as a few people sit in a crowd.

Medal Presentation

President Gerald R. Ford presents the Medal of Honor to Navy Lt. Thomas R. Norris during a White House ceremony on March 6, 1976. Norris rescued two Air Force pilots in the jungles of Vietnam in 1972 to earn the honor.

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