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Army 1st Lt. Alexander Woody salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012. Woody is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and was wounded in combat in Afghanistan.

Army 1st Lt. Alexander Woody salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012. Woody is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and was wounded in combat in Afghanistan.

Army 1st Lt. Alexander Woody salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army’s 237th birthday at Times Square in New York, June 14, 2012. Woody is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and was wounded in combat in Afghanistan.

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