We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 15, 2012

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Cadets rush to get their Zodiac raft with all their equipment out of the water after crossing Lake Popolopen during Steele Challenge on Camp Buckner at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2012. US Army photo by Mike Strasser.