{"id":2713,"date":"2012-04-23T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2012-04-19T18:26:49","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T18:26:49","slug":"master-sgt-kevin-foutz-and-sgt-1st-class-thomas-payne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/04\/master-sgt-kevin-foutz-and-sgt-1st-class-thomas-payne.html","title":{"rendered":"Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/04\/rangers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2742\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/04\/rangers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army Rangers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne, winners of the 2012 Best Ranger competition, at Fort Benning, Ga., talk to reporters about their experience during the competition.<\/p>\n<p>For the video&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/141794\/best-ranger-competition-winners#.T5A-YtWS2FA#ixzz1sVMUds55\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Provided courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/\"><strong>Defense Video Imagery &amp; Distribution System<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army Rangers Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne Master Sgt. 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