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U.S. Army engineers or "sappers" evacuate a soldier over an obstacle in a timed evolution during the medical evacuation portion of the Best Sapper Competition on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 7, 2011.

U.S. Army engineers or "sappers" evacuate a soldier over an obstacle in a timed evolution during the medical evacuation portion of the Best Sapper Competition on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 7, 2011.

U.S. Army engineers or "sappers" evacuate a soldier over an obstacle in a timed evolution during the medical evacuation portion of the Best Sapper Competition on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 7, 2011.

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