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Army Col. Patrick Ellis, center, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn applaud Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery M. Dawson after he received the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

Army Col. Patrick Ellis, center, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn applaud Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery M. Dawson after he received the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

Army Col. Patrick Ellis, center, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn applaud Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery M. Dawson after he received the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

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