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U.S. Army Spc. Garfield Ferdinand demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing Victory Tower and a skills competency course on Fort Jackson during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., May 1, 2013. Ferdinand is assigned to the 651st Maintenance Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. Garfield Ferdinand demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing Victory Tower and a skills competency course on Fort Jackson during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., May 1, 2013. Ferdinand is assigned to the 651st Maintenance Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard.

U.S. Army Spc. Garfield Ferdinand demonstrates his strength and endurance while completing Victory Tower and a skills competency course on Fort Jackson during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., May 1, 2013. Ferdinand is assigned to the 651st Maintenance Company, Virgin Islands Army National Guard.

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