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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Meinhardt loads a round into the howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 14, 2009. Meinhardt is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Meinhardt loads a round into the howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 14, 2009. Meinhardt is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Meinhardt loads a round into the howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 14, 2009. Meinhardt is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.

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