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Rose L. Thayer is based in Austin, Texas, and she has been covering the western region of the continental U.S. for Stars and Stripes since 2018. Before that she was a reporter for Killeen Daily Herald and a freelance journalist for publications including The Alcalde, Texas Highways and the Austin American-Statesman. She is the spouse of an Army veteran and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. Her awards include a 2021 Society of Professional Journalists Washington Dateline Award and an Honorable Mention from the Military Reporters and Editors Association for her coverage of crime at Fort Hood.
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-10/1time%20restless%20wave%20stavridis%201200.jpg?itok=CoWWVWh0 ""The Restless Wave" by Adm. (ret.) James Stavridis is in bookstores now. (Penguin Random House)")
