I want to thank the U.S. Navy Media Outreach Dept. for sharing stories of our hometown heroes so that we may share them with you. Meet Petty Officer 2nd Class Mercedes Brotski, a 2014 Pasco High School graduate and native of Pasco. She's a member of the Navy's construction force known as the Seabees, whose motto is "We Build, We Fight.". Mercedes works in construction including concrete, carpentry and masonry! She's currently a member of the naval construction battalion center located in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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