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winners simms and stackpole being recognized. they also get the order of saint maurice.

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speech over. lots of time spent on year of the NCO. now to recognized the BRC finishers.

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guest speaker ret. sgt. maj. of the army glen morrell takes the podium.

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Just saw Ben Hunter of Team Hunter. He says he's feeling good. Would consider competing next yr only with bro tho!

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Infantry Center Band playing in Freedom Hall. BRC award ceremony about to start.

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Best Ranger Competition award ceremony will take place in Freedom Hall at 10 a.m.

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special thanks to @3HBCT_3ID and @FortBenningPAO for providing great coverage of Best Ranger 2009. I'm out!

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haha. thats ok. it's lily.

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glock pistols. boots. knives. rifles. camelbacks. just some of the gifts competitors who finished the event get

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ntrv with jenkins from jenkins-zajkowski. unofficial 2nd place finishers. go to ledger-enquirer.com/bestranger for full coverage.

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grt ntrv w simms and stackpole unofficial winners of the 2009 brc. go to ledger-enquirer.com/bestranger for full coverage

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after med tents competitors will turn in weapons. they'll then b allowed 2 c families.

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teams r in medical tents. one had 2 be carried in by stretcher.

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and they're dun!

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last team will cross the line momentarily! so exciting!

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the capt russell rippetoe award goes 2 stackpole-simms 4 winning foot march on day 2. 18 miles in 4hrs and 23 mins.

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competitors will begin run about 3:30. it's about 3 miles from pet cemetary passed subway dn to freedom hall.

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here r all the standings: 21. 22. 7. 8. 31. 23. 46. 29. 43. 27. 24. 16. 17. 33. 20. 26. 49. 5. 14. 38. 45. 35. 28. 34

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after canoe event: simms-stackpole in 1st, zajkowski-jenkins 2nd, malchow-collins 3rd, farmer-mcdowell 4th.

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tough gettiing 2 freedom hall. roads blocked. parking limited. good luck!