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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Simmons observes infantry recruits as they take on the "wall hanger," one of 25 obstacles at the Sand Hill confidence course on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 3, 2009. Simmons is a senior drill sergeant assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Simmons observes infantry recruits as they take on the "wall hanger," one of 25 obstacles at the Sand Hill confidence course on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 3, 2009. Simmons is a senior drill sergeant assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Simmons observes infantry recruits as they take on the "wall hanger," one of 25 obstacles at the Sand Hill confidence course on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 3, 2009. Simmons is a senior drill sergeant assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.

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