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2015-08-22T08:36:13-04:00 2015-08-22T08:36:13-04:00 SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL 910207

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="517979" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/517979-154f-ch-47f-pilot-des-osd">CW3 Private RallyPoint Member</a> Sweet, thanks for the historical military update.

2015-08-22T08:38:13-04:00 2015-08-22T08:38:13-04:00 SSgt Alex Robinson 910278

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great post!

2015-08-22T09:43:03-04:00 2015-08-22T09:43:03-04:00 2015-08-22T08:36:13-04:00