Dr. Sara Maragret Pope from Auburn, CA is a medical doctor on board the USNS Mercy Naval Hospital Ship. Sara is a graduate of Del Oro High School and her mother and siblings have lived in Auburn for 27 years.

Lieutenant Pope is completing her residency at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. We are proud to know that she is serving her country. God Bless all the military.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico)