Phenomenal Woman: Deborah Courtney

Phenomenal Woman: An Officer And a Gentlewoman

By Cathleen Medwick
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2001 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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When the U.S.S. Cole was bombed by terrorists, Lt. Commander Deb Courtney led her crew through the chaos.

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