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Rose Thayer

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Rose L. Thayer is based in Austin, Texas, and she has been covering the western region of the continental U.S. for Stars and Stripes since 2018. Before that she was a reporter for Killeen Daily Herald and a freelance journalist for publications including The Alcalde, Texas Highways and the Austin American-Statesman. She is the spouse of an Army veteran and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. Her awards include a 2021 Society of Professional Journalists Washington Dateline Award and an Honorable Mention from the Military Reporters and Editors Association for her coverage of crime at Fort Hood.


Army’s newest museum to open at Fort Cavazos

After 14 years and $14.5 million, the National Mounted Warrior Museum will open Thursday to the public to share the story of how America’s soldiers have used horses, bicycles, helicopters and tanks to fight in every conflict from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror.

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