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A leap frog from the U.S. Navy Parachute Team parachutes with the American flag onto the Naval Base San Diego football field in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 9, 2009. Six Leap Frogs parachuted onto the base to start the 23rd Annual POW/MIA 5-kilometer run and 1-mile walk.

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A leap frog from the U.S. Navy Parachute Team parachutes with the American flag onto the Naval Base San Diego football field in San Diego, Calif., Sept. 9, 2009. Six Leap Frogs parachuted onto the base to start the 23rd Annual POW/MIA 5-kilometer run and 1-mile walk.

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