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Anita Waites Builds Life at Salvation Army Center
Twelve year old Anita Waites grew up at the Salvation Army Community Center in Alexandria Virginia and remains a Junior Soldier aiming for Senior Soldier status at fourteen. Her family includes three older sisters who are also soldiers and she participates in Corp Cadets Bible study while earning badges with Sunbeams and Girl Guards. The article notes Army youth programs like Yub and Boy Scout troops and annual Christmas kettle and nursing home activities.
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