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A soldier rappels down the wall at a mountaineering and rappelling event during the 2017 Sapper Stakes Invitational at Camp Butner, N.C., April 8, 2017. The event brought together members of the North Carolina Guard and Reserve Component engineer units to build leadership. The soldier is assigned to 171st Engineer Company, 105th Engineers Battalion. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David McLean

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A soldier rappels down the wall at a mountaineering and rappelling event during the 2017 Sapper Stakes Invitational at Camp Butner, N.C., April 8, 2017. The event brought together members of the North Carolina Guard and Reserve Component engineer units to build leadership. The soldier is assigned to 171st Engineer Company, 105th Engineers Battalion. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David McLean

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