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Hartman (&#8220;Full Metal Jacket&#8221;) and Capt. John Miller (&#8220;Saving Private Ryan&#8221;) trounced their semifinal competition to earn spots in the championship round of Battle Bracket: Clash of Characters. Voting is open through Tuesday <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\">here<\/a>; make your pick and spread it on social media using the hashtag #BattleBracket.<br\/><br\/><i><b><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\/\">Vote in\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/i><i><b><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">the championship round of Battle Bracket: Clash of Characters<\/a><\/b><\/i><br\/><br\/>Bounced in the semis were Benjamin Martin (&#8220;The Patriot&#8221;) and Lord Darth Vader, whose combined tournament hit list includes impressive entrants like Jack Reacher, NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and two captains: &#8220;Hawkeye&#8221; Pierce and Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America.<br\/><br\/>But Vader was outmatched by Capt. 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