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Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, cheers on two athletes.

Commander Applause

Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, watches U.S. Special Operations Command veteran Sgt. Roosevelt Anderson and Navy veteran Chief Petty Officer Sharona Young compete in wheelchair tennis against the Canadian team during the 2017 Invictus Games at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Sept. 23, 2017. DoD photo by Roger L. Wollenberg

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