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A fit, fighting force: the Air Force
Nursing Services chronology
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and campaign ribbons for the United States and
Philippines.
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Juanita Redmond, left, awards new bars to Lieutenant
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America's Most Famous Cemetery
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about her experiences in the Philippines, which became a
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