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Michael Stajura, a UCLA veteran and graduate student in public health, grew up in foster care programs and joined the U.S. Army to find structure to his life. He has since worked with disaster relief organizations around the world and helps fellow veterans find stability in their lives.

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Michael Stajura joined the U.S. Army to find social stability, an element his life lacked while he was growing up in the foster care system.

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Army veteran finds community and purpose at UCLA

By Travis Fife

Nov. 26, 2013 12:40 a.m.