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Army Spc. Richard Thomas low crawls under the concertina wire obstacle during the Army’s annual Best Warrior Competition on Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 20, 2013. Thomas, a satellite controller, is assigned to Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion, Fort George Meade, Md.

Army Spc. Richard Thomas low crawls under the concertina wire obstacle during the Army’s annual Best Warrior Competition on Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 20, 2013. Thomas, a satellite controller, is assigned to Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion, Fort George Meade, Md.

Army Spc. Richard Thomas low crawls under the concertina wire obstacle during the Army’s annual Best Warrior Competition on Fort Lee, Va., Nov. 20, 2013. Thomas, a satellite controller, is assigned to Company B, 53rd Signal Battalion, Fort George Meade, Md.

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