Miss America field features Air Force officer who champions cancer research
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After being named Miss Colorado, Madison Marsh became the first active-duty officer to vie for the Miss America crown, an Air Force Academy spokesman said.
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Air Force officer becomes first active-duty servicemember crowned as Miss America, WJHL
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This US Air Force Officer Is the Newly Crowned Miss America - The HyperHive
An end to an era: Concluding the Academy's 60th anniversary > United States Air Force Academy > Features
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Pilot Wins Miss America Pageant — First-Ever Active-Duty Air Force Officer to Do So
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UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute to seek national designation - University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Early supporter of Children's cancer center makes $1M donation toward renovations - University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Miss America field features Air Force officer who champions cancer research
Miss America Title Goes to Active Duty Air Force Officer for the First Time, Carl Belen
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Pharmacy student Sydney Russell wears Miss Mississippi USA crown - University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Taiwo Scores, Long Advances for Ole Miss Track & Field at NCAA Outdoor Day Two
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Gen. Charles Brown takes Air Force reins, becomes first Black military service chief
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Fallen Osprey pilot's family raising scholarship fund
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Husband passes guidon to his wife during rare Air Force change-of-command ceremony