Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland, member of the Science and Technology Committee speaks with Marine Sgt. Amber Chavarria May 9 during a congressional trip to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Chavarria, from Waldorf, Md., is the adminstrative non-commissioned officer for the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) out of Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both Edwards and Chavarria graduated from the same high school, Thomas Stone.