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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man in a military dress uniform and cap wears a medal around his neck.

Clyde E. Lassen

Navy Lt. j.g. Clyde E. Lassen wears his Medal of Honor, Feb. 3, 1969.

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