#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Amanda R. Fichera Kean

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Amanda R. Fichera Kean.

Amada was a senior in high school in Swan, Ohio, when she decided to join the Army. She was only 17 when she joined and had to get her parent’s permission. She left for basic training the summer after she graduated in 1999.

After basic training and advanced individual training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, she was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. She served as a motor transport operator in Kuwait and Iraq where she transported food, supplies, and weapons.

While on active duty she married Norman Kean, Jr., who was also in the Army. Amanda left service in 2003. She then used her G. I. bill benefits to go to college.

Thank you for your service, Amanda!

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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 created by Carl J. Valentino: Carl J. Valentino is a student at the University of Delaware with a Major in International Business and a Minor in Graphic Design.