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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Six men stand together, with four holding sheets of stamps.

Ruptured Duck

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) presents sheets of the "Ruptured Duck" Discharge Emblem postage stamps to (from left to right) Coast Guard Machinist's Mate 1/c Paul Leaman Clark; Navy Chief Electrician's Mate Charles V. Claybourn; President Harry S. Truman; Army Sgt. Michael Pulice; and Marine Corps Sgt. Douglas T. Jacobson, May 9, 1946.

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