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Attention to journalists. it occurred journalists were writing tomorrow's history today. i really credit them with bringing the war to people at home and helping them understand people who were serving. i really appreciated the fact that even people who might not support the war tended to support our troops because of journalists. >> did you go back to school for that? >> i did do school. >> then you got a job in san diego? >> i did. that was my real school was out beating the street as a local reporter. >> a local station in san diego. it's a good market. you learned your craft. then they hir...

Was very valuable for me. you have to learn to fit in and learn how to hang with the boys. >> what was it five to one, six to one? >> it was about 10% women. >> 10%. so ten to one. the physical training, was that hard? >> it wasn't too hard because i was a figure skater growing up. >> excellent. so then you get through annapolis and you are commissioned as a naval officer. >> i saw the blue angels and that's what inspired me. they flew f-18s. i remember being in awe and realizing, why am i in awe? i'm in a position to fly that airplane. >> you're an officer. you would applied to the aviator sc...

Was a valuable experience for me. but you have to learn to fit in and hang with the boys. when i was there it was about 10% women. >> ten to one. the physical training, was that hard for you? >> it wasn't too hard because iz was a figure skater growing up. >> excellent. you get through annapolis and you're commissioned as a naval officer. >> i saw the blue angels fly when i was in the naval academy. i remember being in awe of them and having this moment where i realized, why am any awe of these guys. i'm in a position to fly these things. >> you applied to the aviator school, right? >> right. ...

I remember being in awe of them and having this moment where i realized, why am any awe of these guys. i'm in a position to fly these things. >> you applied to the aviator school, right? >> right. >> they ship you over to iraq. >> i few missions over afghanistan. i was still in the persian gulf flying missions off of uss george washington. before the war in iraq i flew missions over iraq but i was flowing missions in freedom of afghanistan supporting troops on the ground. >> you zoom out there. was that dangerous? >> you know, as somebody flies an f 18 because of the rules of engagement that w...

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