Air Force Marine Corps air combat veteran Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour sits in the cockpit of the AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter she piloted in the 2003 Iraq invasion. She now lectures on how to persevere in life. (Courtesy photograph) Marine Corps air combat veteran Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour sits in the cockpit of the AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter she piloted in the 2003 Iraq invasion. She now lectures on how to persevere in life. (Courtesy photograph)

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