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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man shakes hands with a young boy as his family stands around him.

Honored Guests

On Oct. 31, 1969, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew presents the Medal of Honor to the family of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jedh Barker, who died saving his comrades in Vietnam on Sept. 21, 1967.

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