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Armored but fun (Top right) - As people picnic in the foreground, kids climb throughout an armored vehicle on display by the Grant County Sheriff's Office at Banks Lake Park during the Over the Dam Run Festival Saturday. The 22,000-pound rig obtained through a military surplus program is labeled "Rescue," but has also been used as a barrier between law enforcement personnel and dangerous situations with possibly armed suspects, a department spokesman said.