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Richard Castanet (left) fires a Mark-19 automatic grenade launcher on Range 6 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Sept. 5, 2000. Castanet, from Richmond, Va., is the Marine winner of the Yahoo! Fantasy Careers in Today's Military Contest.

Richard Castanet fires a Mark-19 automatic grenade launcher on Range 6 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Richard Castanet (left) fires a Mark-19 automatic grenade launcher on Range 6 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Sept. 5, 2000. Castanet, from Richmond, Va., is the Marine winner of the Yahoo! Fantasy Careers in Today's Military Contest.

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