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Follow Up On Specialist Martinez

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Losing A Friend by Gina Cavallaro

This is a column I hoped I would never have to write...

Gina Cavallaro - an Army Times writer just returned from Iraq - writes about what happened that horrible day. I don't know Gina. I haven't read much of her articles before. But I am damn glad that she was with Frank when he was shot.

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