| | Megan Dehl, a PHQ from Bethel 57, Pocatello, ID, was a convoy truck driver and refueling specialist in the 2nd Platoon, 1016th Quartermaster Company, US Army. She helped run a fuel point for both helicopters and trucks as well as doing security for convoys. She was in Iraq for 18 months. The sun is just coming up and in the distance you see the silhouette of a Blackhawk flying her way. Grabbing her head gear, she heads out with her comrades to the flight line. As the chopper lands and the pilot waves them forward, all she can hear is the sound of those blades spinning above her head as the heat from the engine blows in her face. As she hooks up the nozzle to the chopper, she signals to start fueling. After a couple of minutes, the pilot signals to her that he is full and to stop fueling. She runs out from under the blades of the bird. The Blackhawk takes off and she heads back to the trailer with a feeling of accomplishment. That is one of the many jobs that Megan, as a soldier of the 1016th Quartermaster Company do everyday, as well as carrying a weapon that weighs 112 lbs. Megan says "Jobs Daughters help me be assertive when I needed to be, and not be afraid to speak in front of people". |
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