Featured Veteran
Marcia Smith By Amanda Renkiewicz
“Well-behaved women seldom make history” Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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s her favorite quote above proves, our Veteran Spotlight Marcia Smith is a force to be reckoned with! Marci enlisted in the Air Force at just 18 years old in 1977. She spent the following 16 years at duty stations including Bitburg AB, Germany, Eglin AFB, FL, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Holloman AFB, NM, and Tyndall AFB, FL. She completed her degree in Aeronautics, attended Officer Training School, served as a commissioned officer in Space and Missiles, and then finished her service at the Pentagon on staff for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. “I had a very interesting, challenging, and enjoyable career. The best and unexpected benefit was the travel and living overseas,” Marci explains. “I was one of 4 Air Force Missile officers invited to tour a Russian Strategic Air Force base in Kozelsk, Russia. We spent a week with our hosts, and it was one of the highlights of my career. They were professional, personable, and proud to show us their country. We met with local civilians and toured a Russian missile silo. My husband (a retired Chief Master Sergeant), our Aussiedoodle Winston, and I now split our time between Arizona and Michigan!”
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