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Travis J. Tritten
Travis J. Tritten has reported for Stars and Stripes for three years, including assignments in the Philippines and Iraq. He graduated from Ohio State University in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in journalism. Tritten covered government and politics for daily newspapers in Florida and South Carolina before joining Stars and Stripes. He is based on Okinawa.
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