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Benito Garcia, right, a Vietnam War veteran, enthralls paratroopers with tales from his younger days while serving with the 173rd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 9, 2011. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. Staff Sgt. Chad Kennedy, left, has deployed twice with the 173rd Airborne Division to Afghanistan.

Benito Garcia, right, a Vietnam War veteran, enthralls paratroopers with tales from his younger days while serving with the 173rd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 9, 2011. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. Staff Sgt. Chad Kennedy, left, has deployed twice with the 173rd Airborne Division to Afghanistan.

Benito Garcia, right, a Vietnam War veteran, enthralls paratroopers with tales from his younger days while serving with the 173rd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 9, 2011. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. Staff Sgt. Chad Kennedy, left, has deployed twice with the 173rd Airborne Division to Afghanistan.

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