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U.S. Army Spc. Jeffrey Slaughter, left, and 15-year-old Kayla Colyer-Platzer observe Army training ranges while sitting on the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an Army orientation flight over Fort Greely, Alaska, June 15, 2009. Slaughter is assigned to Company B, 152nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49. The flight was offered as a part of “Soldier for a Day” activities for the youth, who is battling Hodgkin’s disease.

SOLDIER FOR A DAY

U.S. Army Spc. Jeffrey Slaughter, left, and 15-year-old Kayla Colyer-Platzer observe Army training ranges while sitting on the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an Army orientation flight over Fort Greely, Alaska, June 15, 2009. Slaughter is assigned to Company B, 152nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49. The flight was offered as a part of “Soldier for a Day” activities for the youth, who is battling Hodgkin’s disease.

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