Spencer was commissioned an Army officer in 1973 and began serving active duty 1974.

Here are some of the season's best transition pieces, built to stand up to fall - and even serve double duty come spring.

From the beginning of the 1970s, most Western armies began to admit women to serve active duty.

One year her Thanksgiving turkey served double duty, she said.

On a ship with no extra mass and very little room, every machine had to serve triple duty.

The two front ones had little hands; the middle legs served double duty.

He ended up starting 6 games after Harris had to serve military duty.

He had not replaced him, thinking to have Brianna serve double duty as wife and doctor.

It seemed to him that they could readily serve similar duty in Hell.

There was a single lounge on the third floor for all students and it also served double duty as the meeting room.