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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man places an object on a flag-draped casket.

Medal Ceremony

President Dwight D. Eisenhower bestows the Medal of Honor on the casket of the World War II Unknown Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 1958.

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