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SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — A man impersonating a National Guard soldier was promptly arrested today after authorities noticed he was "way too physically fit to be an actual Guardsman."
"He showed up at our checkpoint claiming he was a sergeant from another company, but his lean waistline and well-fitting body armor instantly gave him away," said National Guard company commander Capt. Brian Massie. "Plus he was maybe 25, 30 years old at most. There's not an NCO in this brigade under 50."
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