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Soldiers crawl to the finish line on the final hurdle of the endurance obstacle course during their second week of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., May 29, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment.

Soldiers crawl to the finish line on the final hurdle of the endurance obstacle course during their second week of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., May 29, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment.

Soldiers crawl to the finish line on the final hurdle of the endurance obstacle course during their second week of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., May 29, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment.

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