Angela Perkins, a Mason resident, was one of the contestants. She is a 42-year-old Army veteran who describes herself as “spontaneous, courageous, and determined.” In her free time, she enjoys running, biking and snowboarding.
Her time serving in the military prepared her to compete on the reality television show.
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“I was put in the most unusual and extreme situations and conditions and survived better than most. I was in isolated conditions where life's bare necessities were limited. While deployed to Iraq in 2003-2004, I went months with only taking bottle water showers. The supply lines were compromised so often I was forced to make a decision to either wash with my daily bottled water or consume it. I jumped from several different Military aircrafts and did drown-proofing that consisted of water survival,” she said.
Perkin’s has accrued a fan club that meets at Buffalo Wings and Rings in Mason, 5517 Kings Center Drive, on Wednesday nights as “Survivor” episodes aired this season.
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