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U.S. Army Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester stands at attention before receiving the Silver Star.
U.S. Army Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester stands at attention before receiving the Silver Star during an awards ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on June 16, 2005. Hester is assigned as a vehicle commander with the 617th Military Police Company of the Kentucky National Guard and is the first female soldier to receive the Silver Star since World War II.