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Army Spc. Isaac Merriam traverses a mountain at Smuggler's Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Merriam is an infantry team leader assigned to the Vermont National Guard’s Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Spc. Avery Cunningham

Mountain Climbing

Army Spc. Isaac Merriam traverses a mountain at Smuggler's Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Merriam is an infantry team leader assigned to the Vermont National Guard’s Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Spc. Avery Cunningham

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