On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:44 PM, Mike Wallace wrote:
>> Shamelessly stolen from another list.. :-)
>
>> Navy's First Female Diver Took the Plunge
>(snip)
>> Donna Tobias' recent induction into the Women Divers Hall of Fame
>> released a torrent of memories of her experiences in the Navy--few
>> more vivid than her time in the Mark V.
>
>(Great stuff snipped)
>
>Mate!  What a stirring story of personal achievement.  She sounds like a
>lady worth meeting.  Thanks for posting it!  :-)
>Strike

I second Strike's comments. Thanks for stealing that lil gem of a story
Mike... it certainly should be turned in to a book or a film. It is on
similar lines to Carl Brashear eh ... except we have a change of sex that
is discriminated on.

I actually just got my act together & put in for processing the print film
I took at Strike's Reef .. and some pics of the hard hat dive suit on
display at my favourite fish restaurant. That gear was from Italy. My 5' 6"
frame just makes it to the shoulders so I feel deeply for Donna if she had
to wear something similar to this one as it is ginormous.
Viv