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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Ellan Levitsky-Orkin, who served as a U.S. Army nurse in Normandy during World War II, listens to a speech by U.S. Army paratrooper during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2014.

Ellan Levitsky-Orkin, who served as a U.S. Army nurse in Normandy during World War II, listens to a speech by U.S. Army paratrooper during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2014.

Ellan Levitsky-Orkin, who served as a U.S. Army nurse in Normandy during World War II, listens to a speech by U.S. Army paratrooper during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2014.

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