Cyclist Kiersten Downs stops in Charlottesville on veteran advocacy campaign


Military veteran and doctoral student Kiersten Downs has spent the past two months bicycling across the country to raise awareness for Veteran Students of America. She is stopping in Charlottesville this weekend. Photo: Bryce Mosely

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