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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A man puts a medal around another man’s neck while several people watch.

Medal Ceremony

President Richard M. Nixon puts the Medal of Honor around the neck of Army Sgt. Gary B. Beikirch, Oct. 15, 1973. Beikirch, a Green Beret, earned the medal for actions he took to save his comrades during battle in Vietnam.

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