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Three women and a man stand around a large poster during the Military Spouse of the Year ceremony.

Military Spouse of the Year

Krista Simpson Anderson, third from left, accepts the 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year Award during the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore’s 36th Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. With her are presenters Ellyn Dunford, left, spouse of Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Suzie Schwartz, president of the Military Spouse Program; and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke III, chairman of the Armed Forces Insurance Board of Directors. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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