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"A lot of people these days seem to believe the military is terrible," she said. "It's not easy, and it's not for everybody, that's for sure. But these people are giving of themselves every single day. There's no draft. Everyone in the military has chosen to make the military their life, and whether it's for four years or forty, they deserve to be thanked and honored. And I mean honored. That's why I'm here and I've never lost sight of that."

But there is also something larger, in the very best sense of the "one for all, and all for one" sentiment, at work here.

"One day, hopefully a long time away yet, I could be the one burying my husband," she said. "If that day comes I know there will be an Arlington Lady standing there with me. We all have our times of joy and sorrow and that's what unifies us as human beings. I'm willing to be there on both ends because I know someone will do the same for me."

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Military, Iraq, NATO