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Moranda Hern, left, and Kaylei Deakin, founders of the Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs, field questions from the audience during the inaugural Sisterhood conference in Clovis, Calif., March 12-14, 2010. Hern and Deakin, who are both 17-year-old daughters of California National Guard members, founded the group to support girls facing the unique challenges of military deployments. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Loeffler

Moranda Hern, left, and Kaylei Deakin, founders of the Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs, field questions from the audience during the inaugural Sisterhood conference in Clovis, Calif., March 12-14, 2010. Hern and Deakin, who are both 17-year-old daughters of California National Guard members, founded the group to support girls facing the unique challenges of military deployments. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Loeffler

Moranda Hern, left, and Kaylei Deakin, founders of the Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs, field questions from the audience during the inaugural Sisterhood conference in Clovis, Calif., March 12-14, 2010. Hern and Deakin, who are both 17-year-old daughters of California National Guard members, founded the group to support girls facing the unique challenges of military deployments. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Loeffler

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