{"id":86831,"date":"2019-05-10T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86831"},"modified":"2019-05-09T19:18:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T23:18:44","slug":"combat-barbie-marine-veteran-showing-girls-that-anything-is-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86831","title":{"rendered":"Combat Barbie, Marine Veteran, Showing Girls that Anything is Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_86834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86834\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Combat-Barbie-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Combat-Barbie-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Combat-Barbie-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Combat-Barbie-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Combat-Barbie.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Marine SGT Rianna Conner, Combat Barbie, is the first in her family to join the Marines. She wants to show girls that anything is possible. (Jam Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rianna Conner joined the Marines right after graduating high school. She credits her experiences working on the farm, with her family, with providing her with the work ethics that would later serve her in the military.\u00a0 Her high school recognized her potential, she didn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Her showing her femininity earned her the nickname &#8220;Combat Barbie&#8221;. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From her Instagram:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I want to show girls everywhere that anything is possible. If a small girly-girl can be the first in her family to become a MARINE, be the first in her family to not only go to college but a University, and receive scholarships for her GPA, and she can successfully make it this far in life, than ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. If I were to have the honor of becoming Maxim Magazine&#8217;s Covergirl, I would be able to spread my message so much further, to inspire so many girls across the world!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fox News lists some of her activities after serving:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Since leaving the service, Conner has posed for Maxim, FHM and over 40 other publications, according to her Instagram page &#8212; and recently teamed up with photographer Robert Alvarado to create a pinup-inspired series of patriotic friendly shots.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You could read additional details, and see additional photos, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/marine-veteran-combat-barbie-sexy-pinup\">Fox News<\/a>. Her Instagram post quoted above is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpX19vRnaaG\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rianna Conner joined the Marines right after graduating high school. 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