IN APRIL OF 1982 I BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE U. S. ARMY DEEP SEA DIVER. IWAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 25, 1958 IN YONKERS NEW YORK. I WAS THE YOUNGEST OF THREE CHILDREN. MY FATHER WAS IN VIET-NAM AND MY MOTHER WORKED AS A WAITRESS. I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND POLITICS...BUT I WAS PROUD OF MY FATHER FOR DOING HIS PART AND I WAS GRATEFUL FOR OUR FREEDOM
