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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A reverend salutes a partially visible casket covered with an American flag as others watch in the daylight.

Honoring a Hero

Rev. John Boudreaux salutes during a full honors funeral escort of Marine Corps Pvt. Randolph R. Edwards at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, La., Sept. 25, 2024. Edwards was killed in a firefight while on patrol in Guadalcanal, Sept. 23, 1942.

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