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A National Guard soldier assigned to the 817th Sapper Company does sit-ups as part of the unit's first Sapper Stakes Competition in Jamestown, N.D., July 14, 2012.

SAPPER SIT-UP

A National Guard soldier assigned to the 817th Sapper Company does sit-ups as part of the unit's first Sapper Stakes Competition in Jamestown, N.D., July 14, 2012.

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