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U.S. Army soldiers attempt to "repel boarders" during a fierce Zodiak boat race held by the four engineer companies assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's brigade combat teams on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept., 24, 2010. The race in part commemorates the 307th Engineer Battalion's historic crossing of the Waal River during World War II.

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U.S. Army soldiers attempt to "repel boarders" during a fierce Zodiak boat race held by the four engineer companies assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's brigade combat teams on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept., 24, 2010. The race in part commemorates the 307th Engineer Battalion's historic crossing of the Waal River during World War II.

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