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Sandy L. Lawrence and her husband, Lt. Col. Roy E. Lawrence, prepare for the 2008 Marine Corps Birthday Ball at their home at Cherry Point, N.C. In 1975, the Marine Corps opened all military occupational specialties to women except for those whose mission it is to engage in direct combat. Two years later, Sandy became the first female aviation mechanic at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point - Sandy L. Lawrence and her husband, Lt. Col. Roy E. Lawrence, prepare for the 2008 Marine Corps Birthday Ball at their home at Cherry Point, N.C. In 1975, the Marine Corps opened all military occupational specialties to women except for those whose mission it is to engage in direct combat. Two years later, Sandy became the first female aviation mechanic at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

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