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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joshua Clayton, center, eats a live scorpion during a jungle survival course conducted by a Thai marine during Cobra Gold 2013 in Ban Chan Krem, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joshua Clayton, center, eats a live scorpion during a jungle survival course conducted by a Thai marine during Cobra Gold 2013 in Ban Chan Krem, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joshua Clayton, center, eats a live scorpion during a jungle survival course conducted by a Thai marine during Cobra Gold 2013 in Ban Chan Krem, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2013.

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