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Whitson to receive Pillar of Character award in Des Moines
Peggy Whitson, Iowa native and astronaut, will be honored Friday in West Des Moines with the Pillar of Character award for serving as a role model. She credits her Iowa childhood with shaping a strong work ethic and honest, respectful approach, and notes she spent 665 days in space, a U.S. record for an American woman.
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