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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man puts a medal around another man's neck.

Medal Presentation

Army Capt. Eli Whiteley receives the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman during a White House ceremony, Aug. 23, 1945.

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