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Kasey Meredith, a rising senior at Virginia Military Institute, is pictured outside the barracks after becoming the first female cadet to hold the rank of regimental command officer, Friday, May 14, 2021 in Lexington, Va. (Heather Rosseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)