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Kirsten Gillibrand: “So, for example, placement in the U.S. Army, it is 1 out of 10. It is 10 percent.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
So, for example, placement in the U.S. Army, it is 1 out of 10. It is 10 percent.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand discusses PTSD likelihood related to military service.

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