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Hand cyclist Arkadiusz Skrzypinski gets an embrace before the start of the 41st Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2016. More than 30,000 participants, volunteers, and spectators flooded the city in support of the 26.2 mile race. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dana Beesley

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Hand cyclist Arkadiusz Skrzypinski gets an embrace before the start of the 41st Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2016. More than 30,000 participants, volunteers, and spectators flooded the city in support of the 26.2 mile race. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dana Beesley

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