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Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents a special salute award to Army Lt. Col. Laura Wheeler, a mental health specialist serving in the National Guard, during the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 31st awards dinner in Arlington, Va., March 14, 2013.

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents a special salute award to Army Lt. Col. Laura Wheeler, a mental health specialist serving in the National Guard, during the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 31st awards dinner in Arlington, Va., March 14, 2013.

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents a special salute award to Army Lt. Col. Laura Wheeler, a mental health specialist serving in the National Guard, during the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 31st awards dinner in Arlington, Va., March 14, 2013.

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