Lt. Cmdr. Zeita Merchant sits on the edge of her desk thinking about all of the women who have given her guidance over the years

TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

03.06.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Lt. Cmdr. Zeita Merchant, the executive officer of Marine Safety Unit Texas City, sits on the edge of her desk thinking about all of the women who have given her guidance over the years, March 6, 2013. Merchant is one of a handful of African-American females who hold a command cadre position in the U.S. Coast Guard.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm)

• Date Taken: 03.06.2013
• Date Posted: 03.08.2013 17:10
• Photo ID: 882145
• VIRIN: 130306-G-EK967-001
• Resolution: 1996x3000
• Size: 3.98 MB
• Location: TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, TEXAS, US
• Hometown: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US
• Hometown: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US
• Hometown: TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, US