Last updated: February 4, 2023
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Veteran Story: Avia Woulard

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One memorable experience while in the military she shared was while serving as a boat swain's mate. "We had a visiting admiral coming aboard and they did not have anybody in uniform ready to pipe him on, so they had me lay down on the quarter deck, take the mic, and I had to pipe while laying on the ground. As the admiral walked by another mate in uniform pretended to blow the pipe while the sound actually came from a microphone that I was using. One other time when an admiral was so surprised to see a female welcoming him aboard that he stopped and watched me play. As I ran out of breath, he finally walked by to allow me to finish. He was really surprised and proud to see a female performing duties traditionally performed by men."

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