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Veterans tell Long Beach students of their service

As a substitute teacher, Steven Paul is no stranger at Long Beach Middle School.

But it's not every day that he shows up wearing a U.S. Army uniform. Paul, 39, of Long Beach donned the olive-green garb Monday for his talk to seventh-graders about serving in Kuwait 17 years ago, during the Persian Gulf War.

"It was amazing because I talk to these kids everyday," Paul said. "A lot of...

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