Battling the Storm Within

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Women Vets Take Aim at a New Target: Public Office


Image: Mikie Sherrill


Mikie Sherrill has never run for office. But after piloting Navy rescue missions to places like the Persian Gulf, Italy and Bahrain, where the heat and humidity rattle the helicopter engine and the only thing you can count on is your calculation that you've brought along enough fuel to save lives — she feels up to the challenge.


"You're always on the edge of your seat," Sherrill said of her nearly 10 years serving as one of the military's few female pilots. "I think my experience gives voters a certain sense of comfort that I can do the job."






Read more....
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/women-vets-take-aim-new-target-public-office-n765151

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