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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

The person who would become my best friend while stationed in Minot, North Dakota, was the son of undocumented migrant workers that moved from farm to farm in the Midwest. In fact, one of these “stereotypical” recruits ended up being the best man at my wedding in 2014, a decade after we met.

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Navy Awards Two Shipbuilding Contracts for New Submarines

Operations and Supply Chain Management

WSJ – April 29, 2014 12:48 a.m. The track record suffered a blow earlier this month when the Navy revealed that the commissioning of the North Dakota would be delayed because of design issues and problems with parts from an outside supplier. Navy Shipbuilders Share $17.6 Billion Submarine Order. ET The U.S.