CHARLES TOWN — Gabby Gonzalez was inspired to join the Marine Corps because of her father. Gonzalez was born in Mexico and grew up watching her dad serve as a pilot for the Mexican Marine Corps. They later moved to the United States, but Gonzalez never forgot what her father accomplished. He is one of her biggest inspirations. So after high school she decided to serve her country and joined the U.S. Marines in 2004.

However, she didn’t just choose the Marines because she wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps. She was also looking for a challenge. Training was hard, especially since Gonzalez was shorter than most of the other recruits. Before she joined, a lot of people told her that she wouldn’t make it through boot camp, but that only made Gonzalez even more motivated.

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