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Retired Army Staff Sgt. Tim Payne talks about his race to Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Sifuentes during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015.

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Tim Payne talks about his race to Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Sifuentes during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015.

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Tim Payne talks about his race to Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Sifuentes during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015.

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