Authorities say a U.S. Navy sailor who serves on a submarine based in Georgia has made history by becoming 1 of the first of 3 women ever to earn a Dolphins pin.
The Brunswick News reports that earning the pin is something all Navy sailors must do within two patrols to qualify to serve on a submarine.
The pin was given to Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque during a ceremony this week at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on Georgia's coast.
The Colorado native accepted an appointment to the Naval Academy before the Navy decided in 2010 to allow women to serve on submarines. When the Navy announced that women could serve on submarines, Leveque said it was an opportunity she wanted to pursue.
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Sunday, May 19 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:00:39 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, telling graduates to take the power of their example-- as black men graduating from college-- and use it to improve people's lives.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:53 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:53:40 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has made a commencement address in Georgia since 1938. See photos from his visit to Atlanta here!
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They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
