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Army Spcs. Craig Smith, left, and Matthew Leighton take cover while firing a mortar system at Camp Ethan Allen training site in Jericho, Vt., June 7, 2016. Smith and Leighton are mortarmen assigned to the Vermont National Guard’s Company B, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Mortar Fire

Army Spcs. Craig Smith, left, and Matthew Leighton take cover while firing a mortar system at Camp Ethan Allen training site in Jericho, Vt., June 7, 2016. Smith and Leighton are mortarmen assigned to the Vermont National Guard’s Company B, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Mattison

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