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Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick D. Whitney empties a sand bag during a martial arts instructor course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 24, 2014. Whitney is an ordnance technician assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.

Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick D. Whitney empties a sand bag during a martial arts instructor course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 24, 2014. Whitney is an ordnance technician assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.

Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick D. Whitney empties a sand bag during a martial arts instructor course on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 24, 2014. Whitney is an ordnance technician assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.

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