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Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Brad Baumann, left, presents a gift to retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth “Rock” Merritt at the All American Week Prayer Breakfast on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 19, 2015. During his time with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, Merritt jumped into Normandy and participated in Operation Market Garden, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Brad Baumann, left, presents a gift to retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth “Rock” Merritt at the All American Week Prayer Breakfast on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 19, 2015. During his time with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, Merritt jumped into Normandy and participated in Operation Market Garden, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Brad Baumann, left, presents a gift to retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth “Rock” Merritt at the All American Week Prayer Breakfast on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 19, 2015. During his time with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, Merritt jumped into Normandy and participated in Operation Market Garden, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

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