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Service members stand in formation barefoot during the opening ceremony of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship competition on Fort Hood, Texas, July 25, 2012.

Service members stand in formation barefoot during the opening ceremony of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship competition on Fort Hood, Texas, July 25, 2012.

Service members stand in formation barefoot during the opening ceremony of the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship competition on Fort Hood, Texas, July 25, 2012.

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