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Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden Army discharge
Enlisted as legal path to citizenship
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This photo provided by Panshu Zhao shows Zhao in uniform on Feb. 11 at a U.S. Army Reserve installation in Houston. Zhao is one of dozens, if not more, devastated immigrant military recruits and reservists struggling this summer with abrupt and often inexplicable discharges.
SAN FRANCISCO — Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University.
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