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Canadian Army Cpl. Jonathan Schmidt, front, an international military student, checks his compass before the Land Navigation Training Exercise during a ranger training assessment course at the National Guard Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 10, 2013.

Canadian Army Cpl. Jonathan Schmidt, front, an international military student, checks his compass before the Land Navigation Training Exercise during a ranger training assessment course at the National Guard Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 10, 2013.

Canadian Army Cpl. Jonathan Schmidt, front, an international military student, checks his compass before the Land Navigation Training Exercise during a ranger training assessment course at the National Guard Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 10, 2013.

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