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Col. Ian Palmer, commander of the Blackjack Brigade, 1st Cav. Div., shares his story of losing his wingman, struggling with self-doubt and seeking help through the Army and his faith, during the III Corps and Fort Hood National Prayer Breakfast Friday at Club Hood.
Photo by Brandy Cruz, Sentinel News Editor
Photo by Brandy Cruz, Sentinel News Editor
By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 30, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan Maj. Alivia Stehlik’s fears that transgender soldiers would be kicked out of the Army faded Friday as former President Donald Trump’s regulations were overturned. Those who meet military standards are once again allowed to enlist and serve openly. But the policy change announced in March by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and taking effect Friday won’t erase Stehlik’s memories of how she said she felt while serving as a transgender woman in Afghanistan in 2018, when the White House initiated moves to bar most transgender people from serving.
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