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Soldier discharged hopes hinge on marriage to a woman
Spec.4 Marie Sode and her husband Kristian von Hoffburg faced Army discharge over alleged homosexual tendencies after Sode married a woman. Army leaders described her as capable but a threat to discipline, while von Hoffburg spoke of a gender transition and desire for sex reassignment. The marriage was confirmed when von Hoffburg sought a dependent ID.
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Kendal Weaver
Associated Press
FT. Rucker
Ala
Marie Sode
Gerard Golden
Sode
Kristian von Hoffburg
von Hoffburg
Linda Bowers