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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Marine looks at a memorial wall with vertical rows of red poppies.

In Memory

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Erick Cortes tours the Australian War Memorial in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, April 6, 2023.

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