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Army Spc. Kevin Wolford removes shrapnel from the inside of a practice hand grenade for the next soldier at the station on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Wolford is assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

Army Spc. Kevin Wolford removes shrapnel from the inside of a practice hand grenade for the next soldier at the station on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Wolford is assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

Army Spc. Kevin Wolford removes shrapnel from the inside of a practice hand grenade for the next soldier at the station on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Wolford is assigned to 545th Military Police Company.

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