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A Grueling Course for Training Marine Officers Will Open Its Doors to Women

By C. J. CHIVERS
Published: July 8, 2012

QUANTICO, Va. — Under the searing sun of one of the worst heat waves in decades, a sweat-drenched Marine second lieutenant stepped from the woods on the base here and reported to an infantry captain standing on a dirt road.

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