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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two service members watch as three others wearing white gloves on their hands unfold an American flag in front of a tree covered in pink flowers.

Honoring Heroes

Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency unfold a U.S. flag to drape over a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, June 24, 2024. More than 7,000 personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War, and the caskets were transferred to DPAA facilities for further scientific analysis and possible identification.

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