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Pre-Ranger students recite the Ranger Creed as they tread water during the combat water survival assessment portion of the Pre-Ranger Course in the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin, Calif., May 18, 2009.

Pre-Ranger students recite the Ranger Creed as they tread water during the combat water survival assessment portion of the Pre-Ranger Course in the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin, Calif., May 18, 2009.

Pre-Ranger students recite the Ranger Creed as they tread water during the combat water survival assessment portion of the Pre-Ranger Course in the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin, Calif., May 18, 2009.

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