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I was born on 2/13/2002 in the Texas Women’s Hospital Houston Texas. This was the start of my story as I had a difficult birth being nine and a half pounds. This caused my collarbone when I was forced from the birthing canal.

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On my fifth birthday at Mr. Gatti’s Pizza my sister and father got me a very impactful gift. A antique army rucksack packed with a toy gun, gas mask, dog tags (which I still have), and different canvas bags. This began my interest with the military.

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My friend Orion had his 6th birthday party at Karl Young park right next to his house. I attended his party with my camouflage clothes my grandfather got me at Dyess Air Force Base.  I then proceeded to hide under a cardboard box pretending to be a soldier, and I even painted my face. I remember this being the moment I wanted to join the military.

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I remember when I was outside riding on my skateboard when I was eight, my dad came up to me and asked if I wanted to go to the skate park. After being shocked that they had a park for skateboards I agreed and when I went with him to the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark I was fully enthralled with skateboarding. I have been skating ever since.

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In 2013 my family moved from our 1950s mid century ranch home on Durness to our house now in Powder Mill Tomball. It was a mini culture shock to me being surrounded by cows and not the concrete jungle I was used to. I stopped gymnastics and marshal arts as they were to far, and it felt like I had nothing to do which had never been the case for me.

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Meeting my Friends on the First Day of Fifth Grade.

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Meeting my Friends on the First Day of Fifth Grade.

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On the first day of fifth grade at Salem Lutheran In Ms. Laughter’s home room I met the best friends I could ever ask for. Jesse Rivero, Evan Osborne, Connor Decorte, and Kasey Orange. We have always been there for each other and I would know be who I am and where I am without them.

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My grandmother Wendy Veigel passed away suddenly spring of 2015 after her liver failed. This came as a shock to me as I always spent so much time in Abilene Texas with her and my grandfather. She was a model in the 60s and 70s and developed a uniquely strong and independent spirit I’ve only seen in her because of this. Wendy Veigel passing made me realize the strength of her spirit and inspired me to be myself no matter what others think.

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In the summer of 2018 I had always wanted to be an air force pilot since I was little and my parents decided to book me a discovery flight to see if I would like to pursue flying. I went on this discovery flight and never looked back, and I am now about to be a commercial pilot because of this moment.

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After my sophomore year of high school I applied to New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell New Mexico for the year of 2019-2020 for my junior year. This place with its tradition, structure, and toughness further drove me to join the Air Force as a pilot. I took up writing sci-fi as a hobby and developed a passion for preserving books as I volunteered at the library there to help them rebind books.

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Winter of 2019 I earned the rank of Eagle Scout after being in scouts since I was a tiger cub. The whole time I was in scouting I learned important social and practical skills. These have helped me in my everyday life and when I earned my Eagle Scout I felt that I had the skills to truly be a leader.

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The summer of 2021 I started my first job as a aircraft retailer and Aviation mechanic apprentice at Texas flight. This has only further confirmed that I want to be a pilot and has grown my knowledge and connections in the avation world.

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My first semester of college at Lone Star fall of 2021 was a revelation to me that I had made it. College was something I always looked forward to ever since I started school and I would count down the years I had left till I got there. When I finally applied and started classes I realized I wanted to pursue a chemistry major after beginning chem 1.

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The common threads that keep coming up in my slides are my passion for flying and wanting to join the military. Independence and self reliance is another I would argue is one as well

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My strengths are being self reliant, affirmative, confident, and independent. Military school and flying have helped the most to make me who I am today, instilling the skills that I need to succeed.

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The start of my flying career as a pilot was the most important as it is what I plan on doing for a living for as long as I can, and I would not change a thing as everything I’ve lived through has made me who I am today. I would not pull one thing from anything as I am living the life I want to live now flying as much as I can and that’s all I can ask for.