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**FILE**Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, of the 617th Military Police Company of Richmond, Ky., stands for the National Anthem Monday, in this Oct. 31, 2005 file photo, during a welcome home ceremony for the unit at the Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. The 23-year-old sergeant became the first female soldier to receive the Silver Star _ the nation's third-highest medal for valor _ since World War II for her actions is assisting a convoy that was ambushed on March 20 in Iraq. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 3. A OCT. 31, 2005 FILE PHOTO Minimum price 50PLN

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created date 2005-10-31

credit ASSOCIATED PRESS/East News

source Associated Press

byline BRIAN BOHANNON

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