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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A sailor kneels to place a flag at a headstone, seen between two other headstones with flags.

Marking Memorial Day

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Knight places a flag on a grave at the Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Fla., May 25, 2022. Service members and civilians gathered to place thousands of American flags in observance of Memorial Day.

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