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Virginia Military Institute Cadet Matthew Nielsen looks through a scope on a weapons display during the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2013.

Virginia Military Institute Cadet Matthew Nielsen looks through a scope on a weapons display during the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2013.

Virginia Military Institute Cadet Matthew Nielsen looks through a scope on a weapons display during the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2013.

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