Being a kid, I saw a Black woman in a flight suit, and I wa… - Vernice Armour

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Being a kid, I saw a Black woman in a flight suit, and I was like, 'That's cool, why didn't I think of that?' Armour said. Go for the things you really want in life because tomorrow is not promised.

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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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