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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A close-up of a soldier’s hand putting a yellow flower on a rocky memorial.

Hand to Hero

Members of U.S. Special Operations Command place flowers on the Special Operations Forces Memorial after a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 11, 2024.

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