Hilary Jones of Seffner, Fla., will attend medical school on the Army’s Health Professions Scholarship Program. (Courtesy photo)

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Story by Lisa Simunaci

Hilary Jones is looking forward to a career as an Army physician.

The Seffner native and recent graduate of the University of South Florida will attend medical school this fall on the Army’s Health Professions Scholarship Program. The Army scholarship pays full tuition, books and fees along with a monthly stipend.
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Maj. Kimberly L. Garbett, an international programs manager with the Partnership for Peace Consortium at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, was named one of three distinguished alumni of the Duke Talent Identification Program for 2013 May 20. Garbett is the first military recipient of the alumni award.

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Story by Jason Tudor

An U.S. Air Force major here has been selected for a distinguished alumni award by a nonprofit organization affiliated with Duke University.

Maj. Kimberly L. Garbett, an international programs manager with the Partnership for Peace Consortium at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, was named one of three distinguished alumni of the Duke Talent Identification Program for 2013 May 20. Garbett is the first military recipient of the alumni award.
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Capt. Barbara Bujak poses for photographs with Polish Wounded Warriors (from the left) Kapral Martynian Placek, Starszy Kapral Lukasz Cis?o, and Starszy Szeregowy Krzysztof Fornal. Bujak is holding a ciupaga, from the Polish highlander region. It is comparable to a sword carried by the infantry(Photo by Krystyna Hebda).

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Story by Stephen Satkowski

Friendship can be defined as mutual concern, trust and shared values. That description fits the partnership between the American and Polish armed forces. The two countries have fought side by side since 2002 and sustained their friendship through blood, sweat and tears.
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Ensign Shauna Ralston, a labor and delivery nurse with the Women and Children’s Department, Naval Hospital Pensacola, was an aerial navigator in the Marine Corps before deciding to become a Navy nurse. Ralston used the Medical Enlistment Commissioning Program to earn a nursing degree.

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Story by Jason Bortz

Ensign Shauna Ralston, a labor and delivery nurse with the Women and Children’s Department, Naval Hospital Pensacola, loves challenges. Why else would a straight “A” student with a full scholarship decide to enlist in the United States Marine Corps?
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Maj. Barb King and Dovi hug as King arrives at the Compassion International center during the trip King took last year. King said she got off the bus and saw Dovi look to her mother for approval before Dovi ran to King, who dropped to her knees for the two’s first hug (photo submitted by Maj. Barb King)

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Story by Airman 1st Class Nathan Dampf

Missouri Army National Guard Maj. Barb King is the epitome of what it means to be a well-rounded individual.

King is the president for the Missouri National Guard Association. She is a life member of the National Guard Association of the United States, as well as several other organizations. She is a former concert musician, active in martial arts, and sponsors a little girl in Africa. She is a blogger and a fundraiser. She was recently selected for Who’s Who Worldwide. And, she is an officer in the Missouri National Guard.
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