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Kathleen Kilcup

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Best of Salon: Army of one, soldiers undone: The hope that died in basic training

Kathleen Kilcup
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Army of one, soldiers undone: The hope that died in basic training

Kathleen Kilcup
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Numbness: A woman’s Army daze

Kathleen Kilcup