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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A person in civilian clothes and a WWII “The Greatest Generation” cap salutes.

Veteran Salute

Ronald “Rondo” Scharfe, a Navy veteran, salutes at a ceremony remembering the crash landing of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain at the Magneville Memorial in Magneville, France, June 3, 2024. The memorial honors the service members who died in the crash during the D-Day operations of World War II.

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