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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A grandmother bends over to touch a tombstone at a cemetery.

Grandmother's Touch

Pearl Carpenter visits the gravesite of her grandson, Army Staff Sgt. James Carpenter, during a Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 11, 2022.

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