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A woman in an Army uniform salutes a female World War II veteran.

Soldier Salute

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho salutes Regina Benson, 100, a former Army nurse who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial during filming for an upcoming video project at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., July 10, 2020. Horoho, a nurse, was the 43rd Army surgeon general and commanding general of the Army Medical Command. She was the first woman and first Army Nurse Corps officer to hold those appointments.

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