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The 82nd Airborne patch is worn below the American flag on the uniform of a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief on Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 20, 2009.

The 82nd Airborne patch is worn below the American flag on the uniform of a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief on Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 20, 2009.

The 82nd Airborne patch is worn below the American flag on the uniform of a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief on Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 20, 2009.

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