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May 25, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Exchange Women in Combat

In this June 8, 2012 photo provided by the South Dakota National Guard, members of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, of Rapid City, N.D., practice tactical movement procedures at Camp Rapid. The Pentagon's announcement lifting the ban on women in combat units will affect the South Dakota National Guard.  Records show that 36 women currently serving in the South Dakota National Guard have earned combat action badges, a token issued to soldiers that have been in combat.  (AP Photo/South Dakota National Guar, Sgt. Andrew Turner)

In this June 8, 2012 photo provided by the South Dakota National Guard, members of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, of Rapid City, N.D., practice tactical movement procedures at Camp Rapid. The Pentagon's announcement lifting the ban on women in combat units will affect the South Dakota National Guard. Records show that 36 women currently serving in the South Dakota National Guard have earned combat action badges, a token issued to soldiers that have been in combat. (AP Photo/South Dakota National Guar, Sgt. Andrew Turner)