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Several people follow through on a traditional coin toss into a chasm at a construction site.

Walter Reed

Several military leaders toss their command coins into wet concrete, Sept. 18, 2008. The concrete serves as part of the foundation for Building A of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, Md.

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Tags: coin toss, bethesda, nnmc, national naval medical center, admiral nathan, adm. nathan
Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus Suorez VIRIN: 080918-N-ZZ999-011.JPG

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