Duty title: Oral surgery and dental technician
Unit of assignment: 88th Dental Squadron
Hometown: Kodiak, Alaska
Ethnicity: Asian and Pacific Islander
Why I enlisted: I joined to fulfill a promise to my late father that I would join the U.S. Air Force to open opportunities that my family didn’t grow up having.
Favorite culture custom: One of my favorite customs that I grew up doing is called “mano” or “pagmano,” which is an honoring gesture used in the Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting or accepting their blessing.
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