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Photo-Captain Melissa Kuo
Captain Melissa Kuo

Captain Melissa Kuo of Manchester, Connecticut, joined the Marine Corps in 1992 and served on active duty until 1996, when she transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve. She spent a six month deployment aboard the USS Peleliu as a member of the first Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Marine Expeditionary unit to include women. Kuo joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1997 and served in Bosnia for nine months during Operation Joint Guard, a NATO peacekeeping mission.

Source: Women In Military Service For America Memorial






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