Adele A Graham tells of her life, education, and forty years of varied service in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve and United States Marine Corps Reserve. She also discusses the various civilian jobs that she held. Graham primarily discusses the various roles that she served in the Marine Corps and Reserve. She tells of working primarily as a supply and exchange officer at Quantico, Virginia, and Paris Island, South Carolina. Other topics included the various civilian jobs Graham worked, her education at The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, and views on the role of females in the United States military.