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Former U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Jesus Pintos, twice wounded veteran who received Purple Hearts from both Lebanon and during the Persian Gulf War, skis downhill with his instructor during the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., April 2, 2007.

Former U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Jesus Pintos, twice wounded veteran who received Purple Hearts from both Lebanon and during the Persian Gulf War, skis downhill with his instructor during the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., April 2, 2007.

Former U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Jesus Pintos, twice wounded veteran who received Purple Hearts from both Lebanon and during the Persian Gulf War, skis downhill with his instructor during the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., April 2, 2007.

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