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A U.S. Army paratrooper descends on a full parachute canopy after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during an exercise over Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper descends on a full parachute canopy after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during an exercise over Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.

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