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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Soldiers in ceremonial dress march in formation through a cemetery with dozens of cross tombstones and American flags.

Eternal Gratitude

Soldiers participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France, May 24, 2026, to honor War World II's fallen. The cemetery contains more than 10,000 American soldiers killed in combat, the second largest number of American burials in Europe.

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