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Army Spc. Joseph Miller uses a lighter to dull the finish on the sights of an M9 pistol while participating in the Winston P. Wilson Markmanship Competition on Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 2, 2013. Miller, a whelled vehicle mechanic, is assigned to the Illinois Army National Guard's Headquarters Company, 232nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion.

Army Spc. Joseph Miller uses a lighter to dull the finish on the sights of an M9 pistol while participating in the Winston P. Wilson Markmanship Competition on Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 2, 2013. Miller, a whelled vehicle mechanic, is assigned to the Illinois Army National Guard's Headquarters Company, 232nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion.

Army Spc. Joseph Miller uses a lighter to dull the finish on the sights of an M9 pistol while participating in the Winston P. Wilson Markmanship Competition on Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 2, 2013. Miller, a whelled vehicle mechanic, is assigned to the Illinois Army National Guard's Headquarters Company, 232nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion.

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