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    The Running Gunny: Marine, mentor, triathlete employs a second chance [Image 1 of 5]

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    A man is posing confidently with arms crossed near a body of water, wearing a red and white athletic shirt with a partial logo visible ('ika' or similar). He is smiling and wearing sport sunglasses with red/orange lenses and a white frame. The background features a blurred turquoise body of water and green hills, suggesting an outdoor coastal or lakeside setting.

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.25.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Frank Dugger, the maintenance control chief for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, nearly died from two cardiac episodes while deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. The 41-year-old native of Tallahassee, Fla., used his second chance to turn his life around. He quit drinking, began eating more healthily and decided to complete a triathlon. Less than a year later, he completed an Ironman triathlon in Cozumel, Mexico. In total, he's finished 9 marathons and 30 triathlons.

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    Date Taken: 07.25.2012
    Date Posted: 07.27.2012 14:37
    Photo ID: 633737
    VIRIN: 120725-M-MM918-001
    Resolution: 2100x1518
    Size: 1.75 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US
    Hometown: HONOLULU, HAWAII, US
    Hometown: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, US

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