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From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Lawrence Patterson and Jamie Resset belt out "A Christmas Festival" with their trombones during the 282nd Army Band's annual holiday concert on Fort Jackson, S.C., Dec. 9, 2010.

HOLIDAY BLAST

From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Lawrence Patterson and Jamie Resset belt out "A Christmas Festival" with their trombones during the 282nd Army Band's annual holiday concert on Fort Jackson, S.C., Dec. 9, 2010.

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