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Sunday, December 29, 2002

First published May 10, 2002
By John Beale

Army Reserve Sgt. Christina Ritchey hugs her daughter, Kaitlyn, 6, as Ritchey's unit, the 339th Combat Support Hospital, leaves Coraopolis for Fort Dix, N.J., before heading overseas for an assignment that remains classified. Beale: "The news release read that the reservists of the 339th had been called to active duty. At the 99th Regional Support Command in Coraopolis, that equates to hundreds of tearful goodbyes." The story.