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Lance Cpl. Natema Yazzie speaks about the traditions she grew up with as part of a Navajo tribe, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. May 31, 2017. Yazzie grew up in Douglas Mesa, Utah, a Native American governed U.S. territory. Yazzie attributes her preparedness for time in the service to her grandfather, others from the tribe who have served, and her time at boarding school. Yazzie still participates in her Navajo heritage by paying respect to her elders and prays every day. Yazzie is a generator operator assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux/ Released)
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