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A U.S. Army paratrooper low-crawls through a muddy trench as part of an event to win his silver spurs, a rite-of-passage tradition that dates back to horse-mounted cavalrymen, on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 4, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 82d Airborne Division's, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

MUD MUCK

A U.S. Army paratrooper low-crawls through a muddy trench as part of an event to win his silver spurs, a rite-of-passage tradition that dates back to horse-mounted cavalrymen, on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 4, 2009. The soldier is assigned to the 82d Airborne Division's, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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