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Yeah . 30 soldiers from across Task

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Force Spartan competed in the second

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annual Small arms marksmanship

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competition to see who the best shooter

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in the Task Forces . First Lieutenant

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brian flanders said the soldiers

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competed using two weapons systems ,

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the M four and the M . 17 . The

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combined scores would determine the

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winner . The winner is going to be

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judged by who has the best shot groups .

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You're gonna have your overall rifle ,

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you're gonna have your overall pistol

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and you're gonna have your overall

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encompassing from both both events .

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After two days on the range , the

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competition was close , but sergeant

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scott ingram from Task Force avalanche

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earned the top spot as the overall

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winner feels good . Hard work pays off

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when you put it in , but it's nice to

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actually see what I'm capable of and it

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was fun . It was a good experience .

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The top three marksman had a shootout

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with the Task Force Spartan Commander ,

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Major General Patrick Hamilton . Before

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the awards were presented in kuwait for

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Task Force Spartan . I'm Sergeant Sam

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de Leon .