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Marine Corps veteran Angela Madsen (left) and Army veteran Indira Glennon (right) are two of the veterans featured in Stacy Pearsall’s traveling female veteran athlete exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Stacy Pearsall)
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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Brown, an education and training specialist with the Texas Air National Guard’s 273rd Cyber Operations Squadron, jumps over an obstacle during the 2018 Best Warrior Competition near Bastrop, Texas, March 1, 2018. (Texas Air National Guard/Agustin Salazar)
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