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  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Jan. 27, 2021, as Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., listens. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
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  • National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
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  • President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, look on as former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Queen Theater on Dec. 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Leo Shane III
    January 20
  • President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Leo Shane III
    January 14
  • In this screengrab from a HuffPost video, Capitol Hill police officer Eugene Goodman (left) engages with rioters who have broken into the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
    Hero Capitol Police officer is a 101st Airborne veteran

    Eugene Goodman served in the Army for four years and held back a violent crowd long enough for others to secure the Senate floor.

    Leo Shane III
    January 13
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