{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114161","title":"Graduate pursues dream of flying, serving nation","body":"A daughter of refugees who fled Iraq in the 1990s following the Iran-Iraq War is one of the most accomplished of the over 2,000 military-connected students graduating from Arizona State University this spring semester.First-generation college student Mareem Al-Mosawi will be commissioned as a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-11T16:02:56-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2026-4:02pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A daughter of refugees who fled Iraq in the 1990s following the Iran-Iraq War is one of the most accomplished of the over 2,000 military-connected students graduating from Arizona State University this spring semester.  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