Cmdr. Anne O’Connell was deployed to the North Arabian Gulf from 2008 to 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, at the same time as her mother, Lt. Col. Mary O’Connell, was deployed to Iraq as a combat trauma nurse in the U.S. Army. This powerful experience strengthened her resolve to address veterans’ issues in The White House Domestic Policy Council as a White House Fellow. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Jetta Disco.
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