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Another Jewish political figure, Harvey Bernard Milk, was honored on Shabbat, Nov. Navy in 1981.Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5, Chapter 18, Exit 13B (National Avenue/28th Street): General Dynamics/ NASSCOįrom National Avenue/ 28 th Street exit turn left on National Avenue and left again on 28 th Street, follow 28 th Street across Harbor Drive to entrance of General Dynamics/NASSCO at 2798 Harbor Drive, San Diego.Ī few chapters earlier, at Naval Base San Diego, we learned of the USS Gabrielle Giffords, which was named for a former Jewish member of Congress. and Norfolk, Virginia, Miller was assigned temporary duty to the USS Land until her original ship returned. When she eventually made her way to the U.S. Spear, and near Greece, Miller began getting very seasick, so they dropped her off, leaving her to find her own way back to the United States. While on the ship, Miller began to become bothered by the intimidation and verbal abuse of the male seaman, and their never-ending belief that women can't do the same work as men. She worked evenings on ship, but due to the inadequate military pay, Miller picked up extra jobs, including driving a cab, and selling Avon beauty products to other navy women. Spear in Norfolk, Virginia one of three women being allowed onboard a submarine tender for the first time. In 1979, Miller, now a E-3 Seaman, was assigned to the USS L. During this time, Miller was sent to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, for data processing school. She eventually switched to the day shift. Miller was then sent to Navy Yard, in Washington D.C., where she began working the night shift, loading computers with punch cards for programmers to work on. She was allowed to graduate but received low grades. When she was informed that she was being kicked out of the service, Miller pleaded to stay. While in San Diego, Miller came out as a lesbian and began frequenting gay bars, and as a result, her grades began to suffer. After basic, Miller was sent to Naval Base San Diego, where she spent a few months learning to be a data processor. Miller was eventually sent to Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida, for basic training. She spoke with a navy recruiter, enlisted in the delayed entry program, and chose occupational rating of data processing technician (DP). Navy to qualify for the GI Bill and attend college. After graduating high school in 1976, Miller worked in a bakery for a short time, before deciding she wanted to join the U.S. When Miller was seventeen, her father retired from the military and they returned to the United States.
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Miller's father was an aircraft mechanic in the United States Air Force, and the family lived in numerous places during her adolescence, including Washington State, Maryland, Germany, and England. Karen Miller was born 14 October 1958 in Topeka, Kansas. July 2016 oral history transcript, clipping
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