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.[1]
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Vernice Armour | |
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Born | 1973 (age 50ā51) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1993ā2007 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | HMLA-169 |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Air Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Presidential Unit Citation National Defense Service Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon |
Relations | Gaston C. Armour Jr. (Father, Army) Clarence Jackson (Step-father, Marine Corps) Authurine Jackson (mother) |
Other work | Zero to Breakthrough(TM) Expert, professional keynote speaker, law enforcement officer |
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