Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Kathy Heidecker Gillespie.
Kathy served for ten years in the Army as an 88N, Transportation Management Coordinator.
She served multiple posts including Fort Eustis and Fort Monmouth, and she deployed to Egypt for Operation Bright Star.
Kathy also participated as an entertainer with the U.S. Army Soldier Show.
Now, she works as a prenatal surgical technician and continues to serve our country as a military spouse.
Thank you for your service, Kathy!
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