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US Navy boxer Deano Jenkins (Right) and US Army boxer Julius Gibbs square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on February 6th, 2001
US Marine Corps boxer Johnnie Edwards (Left) and US Army boxer Alexander Ramos square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, February 7th, 2001
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US Marine Corps boxer Johnnie Edwards (Right) and US Army boxer Alexander Ramos square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on February 7th, 2001
US Air Force boxer Eleizar Rodriguez (Left) and US Army boxer Marshall Christmas square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on February 6th, 2001
US Air Force boxer Eleizar Rodriguez (Left) and US Army boxer Marshall Christmas square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, February 6th, 2001
US Marine Corps boxer Herberto Acevedo (Right) and US Navy boxer Julian Gibbs square off in the ring during this year's Armed Forces Boxing Competition at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on February 6th, 2001
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Fort Huachuca
State: Arizona (AZ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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