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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A damaged tank sits near a small house.

Destroyed Tank

The destroyed tank that Army Spc. 5 Dwight Birdwell assumed command of when his convoy was attacked at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam on Jan. 31, 1968.

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