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Sgt. 1st Class Richard Turner, left, Sgt. 1st Class Buddy Lockwood, center, and Master Sgt. Christopher Spence are the faces of U.S. Army Special Forces. They're seasoned soldiers, collectively sharing 52 years of service and multiple combat deployments in a brotherhood Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates calls key in the war on terror. DoD photo by Donna Miles

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Turner, left, Sgt. 1st Class Buddy Lockwood, center, and Master Sgt. Christopher Spence are the faces of U.S. Army Special Forces. They're seasoned soldiers, collectively sharing 52 years of service and multiple combat deployments in a brotherhood Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates calls key in the war on terror. DoD photo by Donna Miles

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Turner, left, Sgt. 1st Class Buddy Lockwood, center, and Master Sgt. Christopher Spence are the faces of U.S. Army Special Forces. They're seasoned soldiers, collectively sharing 52 years of service and multiple combat deployments in a brotherhood Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates calls key in the war on terror. DoD photo by Donna Miles

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