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Army Pvt. Alisa Hamilton, foreground, stops a soldier rappelling down the 40-foot wall from falling at Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, S.C., Oct. 28, 2015. Hamilton is assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton

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Army Pvt. Alisa Hamilton, foreground, stops a soldier rappelling down the 40-foot wall from falling at Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, S.C., Oct. 28, 2015. Hamilton is assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton

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