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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Terry L. Jones, Sergeant Major of Task Force Leatherneck, salute the American flag during a Memorial Day ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 28, 2012. Marines, sailors, Afghan National soldiers, and Department of Defense civilians gathered to honor fallen service members.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Terry L. Jones, Sergeant Major of Task Force Leatherneck, salute the American flag during a Memorial Day ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 28, 2012. Marines, sailors, Afghan National soldiers, and Department of Defense civilians gathered to honor fallen service members.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Terry L. Jones, Sergeant Major of Task Force Leatherneck, salute the American flag during a Memorial Day ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 28, 2012. Marines, sailors, Afghan National soldiers, and Department of Defense civilians gathered to honor fallen service members.

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