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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Peiffer, right, moves through the horizontal ladder obstacle during the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 12, 2013. Peiffer is assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Peiffer, right, moves through the horizontal ladder obstacle during the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 12, 2013. Peiffer is assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Peiffer, right, moves through the horizontal ladder obstacle during the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 12, 2013. Peiffer is assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

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