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Feb 7, 2006

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A CHANCE FOR A SECOND CHANCE
Casper Star-Tribune, WY
By: John Morgan


CAMP GUERNSEY -- When Kyle Alexy stepped up to his drill sergeant to accept his cadet uniform at a Monday morning ceremony here, he wasn't sure what to expect.

Alexy, along with 34 other at-risk youth, was wearing a dark blue shirt, gray sweat pants and running shoes and had just completed two weeks of intense physical training and mental readjustment.

On Monday, the 33 boys and two girls officially became cadets and started the first day of their classroom learning. Many proud parents and guardians were in the audience. But not Alexy's.

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