Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jacqueline Renee Holley Heitz.
Jacqueline served from 1983 to 1990 as a petroleum supply specialist. She completed her training at Fort Lee, Virginia, in March 1984 and was stationed in Wuerzburg, Germany. She then went to Fort Lewis, Washington, where she ran a fuel depot for all the government vehicles on the base. Jacqueline returned to Germany, where she attended Leadership School and participated in other valuable training.
She met her husband, another Army member, at Fort Lewis, and they married at Fort Hood, Texas, in May 1989. After her service, Jacqueline worked on Navy bases and then with the National Archives.
Thank you for your service, Jacqueline!
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Veterans History Project
This #VeteranOfTheDay profile was created with interviews submitted to the Veterans History Project. The project collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war Veterans so that future generations may hear directly from Veterans and better understand the realities of war. Find out more at http://www.loc.gov/vets/.
Graphic by Julia Wang: Julia Wang is an Economics and History of Architecture Major with a Certificate in Civic Leadership at Rice University.
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Thank you all for your service. My husband retired from USAF & SAC.
I went to basic training at Ft Jackson, SC in 1981 then to Ft. Lee, Va for AIT in MOS 57F which was Mortuary Affairs. My first duty station was in Frankfurt Germany from January 1982 to August 1983. Then I was stationed at Ft Ord, Ca from August 1983 to to August 1984. I then served in the Army Reseves until 2004. In February 2003 I went to Ft Drum, Ny to train to deploy to Iraq. In March 2003 I went to Iraq and returned in February 2004. Was officially off active duty for deployment in April 2004. I served 24 Years total.
Thank you Miz Jacqueline for your service!