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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man with only one leg poses for a photo.

Union Army Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles

Union Army Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles poses for a photo after the Battle of Gettysburg, where he lost his right leg.

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