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Sunday, July 10, 2005
From cheerleader to GI Jane
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dublin, Ga. — Brean Hancock knows she’s one of the unlikeliest soldiers in the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Brigade Combat Team.
Little more than a year ago, she was a cheerleader at Dublin High School, a popular senior whose sense of style led one teacher to call her “Miss Lip Gloss.” Once she joined the Guard, the petite size that had seemed so cute on the football sidelines became a liability.
