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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Seven people in military uniforms carry a casket with an American flag over it down steps in front of a church.

Honoring a Veteran

An armed forces body bearer team carries the flag-draped casket of Sen. Lindsey O. Graham at Washington National Cathedral, July 28, 2026. Department of War personnel honored the congressman, a retired Air Force colonel, by providing military funeral honors.

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