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U.S. Navy 1st Class Vic Maldonado presents the American flag under the lights of a pyrotechnic display at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 30, 2013. Maldonado is a member of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, which performs aerial parachute demonstrations around the nation in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting.

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U.S. Navy 1st Class Vic Maldonado presents the American flag under the lights of a pyrotechnic display at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 30, 2013. Maldonado is a member of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, which performs aerial parachute demonstrations around the nation in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting.

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