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Pulling double duty as soldier, student

Amid chaos of Iraq war, spirit of learning prevails

By Sandy Coleman
Globe Staff / January 5, 2006

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Not many college students can say they have done schoolwork while standing guard with an M-16 automatic assault weapon in the middle of a war zone. Skip Spoerke, a 29-year-old Army Reserve sergeant, can. (Full article: 1220 words)

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