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090721-N-7676W-070 Washington,D.C. (July 21, 2009) The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presents the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award to Dr. Isabella Karle following to presenting of the same award to Dr. Jerome Karle during their retirement from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) following a combined 127 years of government service. The Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest Navy award that the SECNAV can confer on a civilian employee. (U.S. Navy Photo by John F. Williams/RELEASED)