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Jesse Sommer, a Voorheesville native and Army lawyer stationed in Iraq — May 17, 2018

Jesse Sommer, a Voorheesville native and Army lawyer stationed in Irag, sees the importance of law and justice in a war-torn country — and misses home.

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