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- [Narrator] August 6th, 2011.

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Two Chinooks took off and only one would return.

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- We pray for our fellow men and women who lost their lives.

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- [Narrator] 30 military members and one combat K-9

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lost their lives that day.

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To honor their ultimate sacrifice,

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Luke Air Force Base hosted a 31 Heroes fitness competition

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at the Bryant fitness center.

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This event was created in 2012

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and is meant to challenge the participants,

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not only in physical strength, but in mental toughness.

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The challenge also brings awareness

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to traumatic brain injuries

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and to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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and how, as a team, we can continue supporting each other.