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Same-Sex Spouses Finally Receive Dependent Identification Cards at Fort Bragg

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Pictured at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, a monumental day for same-sex spouses as they receive a dependent identification card.

Tracey Hepner, right, spouse of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, waits to receive her dependent identification card at the U.S. Army Reserve headquarters at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 3, 2013. This is the first day that same-sex spouses of military members are eligible for military benefits. 


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