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My number one goal was to be the best pilot I could be up there in the air to protect and serve my brothers and sisters on the ground,

Vernice Armour

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Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour (born 1973) is a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the America's first black female combat pilot. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and eventually served two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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I said, 'Dad, if I don't do it, who will? At some point, somebody has to step up to pave the way for everyone to move forward,'

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The Marine Corps prepared the platform for my purpose,”

My number one goal was to be the best pilot I could be up there in the air to protect and serve my brothers and sisters on the ground, - Vernice Armour

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