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I joined the Army out of high school in 2010 as a linguist. I served on active duty for five years, during which I learned the Dari language and deployed to Afghanistan. After leaving active duty, I returned to Wisconsin and began my undergraduate degree at UW while serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. During …
During my UW junior year, I was selected as “Number ONE” in the December 1969 Vietnam era draft lottery. I knew military service was in my future upon graduation. Wanting to be in control of that future, I enlisted in the Air Force shortly before graduation in 1971. I served as public affairs specialist at …
Zoe Sullivan Atkins studies food science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison while working as a research assistant in Dr. Rich Hartel’s ice cream and candy lab. As a Sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Zoe is a licensed operator of the largest vehicle in the U. S. Army (the HET). In previous years, she …
Ann graduated high school in 1996 and joined the National Guard in 1998 as a motor transport operator. She deployed to Kuwait where she worked with drivers from across the region to move equipment between cities in Iraq. Throughout her service with the National Guard, Ann was a college student, taking classes at community colleges, …