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Richmond veteran juggles three jobs and student roles
Irving Friend Jr., a 33 year old Air Force veteran with a six child household, works as a Virginia Union University student, ordained Baptist minister, Richmond firefighter, and holds editorial and advisory posts at VUU. He edits the student newspaper, serves as associate editor for the yearbook, and is technical adviser to a campus radio station he started a year ago. He asserts that hard work never harmed anyone.
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