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A bright hawaii rainbow shines above the muddy competitors in Hawaii's 10th Annual, Combat Service Support Group 3, Swamp Romp June 19, 2004 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Both military and civilian teams compete in a race that is designed to simulate the "Marine Experience". The 5-mile course takes competitors through mud, dirt, sand and water, and over obstacles including climbing walls, low crawls, simulated machine gun rounds and a rope swing. Well over 5, 000 Hawaii US military are presently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom- the largest deployment for the state since Vietnam. REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni