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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, right, the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for programs and resources, presents U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez, left, with a United Service Organizations of Metropolitan Washington Special Salute award during the USO-Metro 27th Annual awards dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2009.

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, right, the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for programs and resources, presents U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez, left, with a United Service Organizations of Metropolitan Washington Special Salute award during the USO-Metro 27th Annual awards dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2009.

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, right, the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for programs and resources, presents U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez, left, with a United Service Organizations of Metropolitan Washington Special Salute award during the USO-Metro 27th Annual awards dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2009.

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