Serving the homefront: peace time service just as important as time of conflict

The other day… By Donna CulottaVeteran’s Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. This is a story of one veteran who served her country in peace time.Serving in the military is more than picking up a rifle and marching into battle. Only 10% to 15% of U.S. military personnel experience direct combat. Roughly that leaves 80% to 85% who serve in non-combat or support roles.Judy James of Mansura entered the Air Force and was assigned to one of those non-support roles right after graduating from Mansura High School in 1983.The question about what she was going to do after graduation, was regularly put to her at family gatherings.When she took the ASVAB, (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) and did well; after she knew she wanted to join the Air Force, “I couldn’t wait to tell my uncles, who served in different branches, that I wanted to go in the Air Force,” Judy recalled.There was another reason that was closer to her heart.

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