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Retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Blair finishes in first place for the men's 50-meter backstroke heat during the Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational swim meet in Honolulu, Jan. 9, 2014. The meet is a competition among seriously wounded and ill service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Special Operations Command. Blair was a logistics specialist.

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Retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Blair finishes in first place for the men's 50-meter backstroke heat during the Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational swim meet in Honolulu, Jan. 9, 2014. The meet is a competition among seriously wounded and ill service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Special Operations Command. Blair was a logistics specialist.

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