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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Eternal Heroes

World War II veterans attend a ceremony at the Eternal Heroes Memorial in Normandy, France, June 2, 2022, to honor fallen paratroopers who liberated Ravenoville in June 1944. Veterans and representatives of veterans who could not be there received challenge coins during the event.

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