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Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands a football to a civilian

Football Hand-Off

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands Cooper Smith a signed football during a visit at the Pentagon, April 2, 2018. Troxell hosted Smith, a teenager with a multisystem genetic disorder. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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