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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Walter Haynes, right, receives the Expert Infantryman Badge from Col. Mark L. Stock, center, brigade commander and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, left, during an awards ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 4, 2011. Haynes was one of 65 paratroopers to be awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge. He also received an Army Commendation Medal.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Walter Haynes, right, receives the Expert Infantryman Badge from Col. Mark L. Stock, center, brigade commander and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, left, during an awards ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 4, 2011. Haynes was one of 65 paratroopers to be awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge. He also received an Army Commendation Medal.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Walter Haynes, right, receives the Expert Infantryman Badge from Col. Mark L. Stock, center, brigade commander and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, left, during an awards ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 4, 2011. Haynes was one of 65 paratroopers to be awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge. He also received an Army Commendation Medal.

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