Why We Serve: Sailor Shares Iraq Experiences

By Gerry J. Gilmore | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2007 – Petty Officer 1st Class Virginia Marie Mayo, a Navy corpsman, has proved she can do what the guys do and go where the Marines go.

The 29-year-old sailor has served aboard ships during her nine-year career and performed dangerous land-based missions during a yearlong tour of duty in Iraq in 2006.