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Marine Corps drill instructors take high school football players on a motivational cadence run at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., Jan. 2, 2016. Students chosen to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl have athletic ability, academic achievements and character. The drill instructors are from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller

Cadence Run

Marine Corps drill instructors take high school football players on a motivational cadence run at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., Jan. 2, 2016. Students chosen to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl have athletic ability, academic achievements and character. The drill instructors are from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller

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