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U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Kauss, left, and Staff Sgt. Chad Sturdevant, right, check the levels on the pipe for newly installed septic tank at a school as part of Beyond the Horizon 2013 in El Castano, El Salvador, May 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 829th Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Smith

U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Kauss, left, and Staff Sgt. Chad Sturdevant, right, check the levels on the pipe for newly installed septic tank at a school as part of Beyond the Horizon 2013 in El Castano, El Salvador, May 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 829th Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Smith

U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Kauss, left, and Staff Sgt. Chad Sturdevant, right, check the levels on the pipe for newly installed septic tank at a school as part of Beyond the Horizon 2013 in El Castano, El Salvador, May 30, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 829th Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Smith

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