"The military is a very large part of the family. I am a United States Coast Guard Disabled Veteran. She was on the Administrative Staff and Training Staff deploying three United States Port Security Units during Desert Storm. Maribella served in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Desert Saber. Maribella was stationed in Saudi Arabia for administrative support and later transferred to a Navy MIUW (Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit) as a translator and interpreter. Maribella was again transferred later on to a Marine Core Combat Unit as an Interpreter. Maribella have served in The Rosemount National Guard and was assigned to language decoding. Maribella is extremely proud to have served in the United States Military and am very proud to be an American.". - Maribella