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Elijah Buzzard, center, poses for a photo with his recruiter, Sgt. Brandon Deere, left, and his supervisor, Adina Meilner, right, at Paradise Beach Waterpark, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 15, 2025. Buzzard, a lifeguard at the water park, has been credited for saving multiple lives during the 2025 summer season and is scheduled to attend recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, this fall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lennon Dregoiw)

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Sep 5, 2025

Elijah Buzzard, center, poses for a photo with his recruiter, Sgt. Brandon Deere, left, and his supervisor, Adina Meilner, right, at Paradise Beach Waterpark, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 15, 2025. Buzzard, a lifeguard at the water park, has been credited for saving multiple lives during the 2025 summer season and is scheduled to attend recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, this fall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lennon Dregoiw)

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Canon EOS R

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RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

56/10

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1/1000

ISO

100

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