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Hero's workout at CrossFit Smithtown honors fallen Staff Sgt. Alex Viola

People were sweating it out today at CrossFit Smithtown in honor of a fallen soldier who was a Long Island native. Staff Sgt. Alex Viola, 29, was killed by an IED in Afghanistan back in November.

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