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ADAIR, Iowa -- Maj. Gen. Linda S. Hemminger, grand marshall of the Annual Jesse James Parade, waves to her neighbors in Adair, Iowa, July 22, 2006. General Hemminger handed out pens and pencils as she represented her job in the Air Force Reserve as a mobilization assistant to the Assistant Surgeon General for Nursing Services and the Assistant Surgeon General for Health Care Operations. She went through the parade a second time, handing out candy as a registered nurse with the Cass County Memorial Hospital, Home Care/Hospice, Atlantic, Iowa. She spends about half of her time working at the Pentagon and half of her time working for the hospice. "I have lived in this community for 25 years," the general said. "Being a Citizen Airman is a huge support for the military. We can't be full time but we bring so much from our civilian jobs and represent the communities we live in." (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt Jolene Bottor)