FORT BELVOIR, Va. —The Army Reserve officers worked with brisk efficiency.For much of the afternoon, they had meticulously documented and carefully packed cultural treasures from the Smithsonia museum in Pinelandia — a country that could soon be under siege. Their mission — to evacuate important items from the museum — was going well.But then an aloof, lunch-preoccupied security guard accidentally put his foot through a precious painting propped against a table.
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