Daily News | This decorated U.S. Army veteran was inspired to serve because of her roots in South Jersey
is the final resting place for 77 Black Civil War veterans, including Medal of Honor recipient John H. Lawson. Their remains were sent to Lawnside for burial because they were not permitted in white cemeteries.Motupalli and her family moved to Lawnside when she was 10. Her father, a former NFL player and executive, would hold impromptu barbecues, and neighbors would flock to their backyard.
Motupalli left for West Point after graduating from high school in 2002. She was motivated by her late father, Cornelius, whom she described as a feminist who encouraged her strong determination. He served in the military along with several relatives, including her paternal grandmother, who was in theMotupalli graduated from West Point in May 2006 with a bachelor’s in math sciences and system engineering. She was a standout as a jumper on the Army track team.
After graduation, Motupalli was commissioned as a second lieutenant and stationed at Fort Hood in Texas before her first deployment in 2007 to Mosul at the height of the surge. Her 15-month deployment with the Third Armored Calvary Regiment in Mosul began as an intelligence officer, providing assessments for the area. She fell into hostage recovery, which would become one of her specialties.
“If a woman can do this job better, I didn’t understand what gender had to do with it,” she said. “It didn’t make sense.”
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