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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III poses with Cpl. Jackson Hester after presenting him a purple heart for wounds received in Afghanistan on Oct. 28, 2010.

Deputy Secretary Lynn poses with Cpl. Jackson Hester.

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III poses with Cpl. Jackson Hester after presenting him a purple heart for wounds received in Afghanistan on Oct. 28, 2010.

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