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Army Cpl. David J. Bixler receives the USO Soldier of the Year Award from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

Army Cpl. David J. Bixler receives the USO Soldier of the Year Award from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

Army Cpl. David J. Bixler receives the USO Soldier of the Year Award from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left; USO President Sloan D. Gibson; retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 2011 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2011.

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