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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members in ceremonial dress carry a casket draped with an American flag at a burial site as civilians hold flags in the background.

Honoring a Hero

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard carry Air Force Tech. Sgt. Willis R. Hall's casket toward a burial site in Altoona, Kan., Sept. 13, 2025. Hall was killed in action during the Vietnam War; his remains were accounted for earlier this year.

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