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Army Staff Sgt. James Thornton, left, and Sgt. Juan Jackson carry a 165-pound dummy during the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2014.

Army Staff Sgt. James Thornton, left, and Sgt. Juan Jackson carry a 165-pound dummy during the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2014.

Army Staff Sgt. James Thornton, left, and Sgt. Juan Jackson carry a 165-pound dummy during the 2014 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2014.

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