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U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Gore and other soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division stand in line to donate toys at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., during Operation Toy Drop on Dec. 5, 2008. During the annual airborne operation, soldiers donate a toy and get a lottery ticket, which gives them the chance to jump under a foreign jumpmaster to earn their foreign jump wings.

Pfc. Andrew Gore and other soldiers stand in line to donate toys.

U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Gore and other soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division stand in line to donate toys at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., during Operation Toy Drop on Dec. 5, 2008. During the annual airborne operation, soldiers donate a toy and get a lottery ticket, which gives them the chance to jump under a foreign jumpmaster to earn their foreign jump wings.

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