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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Traver Silbernagel, left, and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, communicate with Silbernagel's wife, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Silbernagel, via Skype after a surprise promotion for her husband at the North Dakota National Guard's Emergency Operations Center in Fargo, N.D., March 21, 2010. Capt. Silbernagel, a North Dakota Guardsman, has been serving in the United Arab Emirates. Her husband has been working a 12-hour flood shift.

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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Traver Silbernagel, left, and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, communicate with Silbernagel's wife, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Silbernagel, via Skype after a surprise promotion for her husband at the North Dakota National Guard's Emergency Operations Center in Fargo, N.D., March 21, 2010. Capt. Silbernagel, a North Dakota Guardsman, has been serving in the United Arab Emirates. Her husband has been working a 12-hour flood shift.

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