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    Fallen Army Guard sniper honored in memorial competition [Image 4 of 4]

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    Fallen Army Guard sniper honored in memorial competition

    UNITED STATES

    12.06.2022

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes 

    National Guard Bureau

    Competitors in the 2022 Chris D. Horton Memorial Sniper Competition, held in Jackson, Nebraska prepare to shoot from a helicopter during competition. Chris Horton was killed while serving as a sniper with the Oklahoma National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Paktia, Afghanistan Sept. 9, 2011. In 2019 a fellow Guard sniper, Staff Sgt. Tim Grover, with the Nebraska National Guard’s 2nd Battalion of the 134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), also part of the 45th IBCT, initiated a memorial sniper competition to honor Horton. (Courtesy photo)

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    Date Taken: 12.06.2022
    Date Posted: 03.01.2023 13:22
    Photo ID: 7656715
    VIRIN: 221206-A-TA175-942
    Resolution: 1440x1078
    Size: 144.08 KB
    Location: US

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