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Durham County Sheriff Deputy David Earp, a North Carolina National Guard infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, smiles in front of his police cruiser at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Earp is a Durham native and five-year veteran for the Durham County Sheriff’s office, who while off duty rescued two young female children from drowning in a lake. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Leticia Samuels

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Durham County Sheriff Deputy David Earp, a North Carolina National Guard infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, smiles in front of his police cruiser at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Earp is a Durham native and five-year veteran for the Durham County Sheriff’s office, who while off duty rescued two young female children from drowning in a lake. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Leticia Samuels

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