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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La., gives the thumbs up to soldiers working to fill a palletized load system water hippo, Aug. 28, 2008. He serves with Detachment 1, Company A, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Colfax, La.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La., gives the thumbs up to soldiers working to fill a palletized load system water hippo, Aug. 28, 2008. He serves with Detachment 1, Company A, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Colfax, La.

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La., gives the thumbs up to soldiers working to fill a palletized load system water hippo, Aug. 28, 2008. He serves with Detachment 1, Company A, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Colfax, La.

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