Arlington Sailor Serves on the USS Stetham

Mary Wadland February 21, 2019

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 18, 2019) Ensign John Deeter, left, from Arlington, Va., stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). Stethem is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/Released)

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Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.