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HISTORIC: First Mother, Son to Attend Infantry School Together

HISTORIC: First Mother, Son to Attend Infantry School Together

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Oct 05, 2022
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FT. BENNING, GA – Like most of his peers, Private Jack Jerrelsen has been sternly reprimanded for his shortcomings during Infantry training.

Stand up straight.

What are you doing coming out here with your uniform wrinkly like that?

You call that making your bunk?

But for the 17-year-old Washington native, the source of those criticisms isn’t his instructor.…

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