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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sgt. Anthony Larson, his adaptive ski instructor close behind, skis down the beginner’s hill on his mono-ski March 9 in Vail, Colo. Larson lost his right leg below the knee while serving in Iraq. The lesson is part of the Vail Veterans Program’s winter sports clinic.

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Sgt. Anthony Larson, his adaptive ski instructor close behind, skis down the beginner’s hill on his mono-ski March 9 in Vail, Colo. Larson lost his right leg below the knee while serving in Iraq. The lesson is part of the Vail Veterans Program’s winter sports clinic.

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