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Hiv And Military

NPR's Vicky Que examines the rationale for barring individuals infected with the AIDS virus from serving in the military. Like other service personnel with diabetes, cancer and other diseases, they are not deployed for combat or overseas duty. But they are healthy, can still perform their tasks and do not necessarily represent a risk to other soldiers.

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