PRESERVING A MILITARY LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
The following Reflection represents TSgt Anne Arens’s legacy of their military service from 1981 to 1993. If you are a Veteran, consider preserving a record of your own military service, including your memories and photographs, on Togetherweserved.com (TWS), the leading archive of living military history. The Service Reflections is an easy-to-complete self-interview, located on your TWS Military Service Page, which enables you to remember key people and events from your military service and the impact they made on your life.
Is There a Particular Incident You Can Recall Where a Person You Served with Demonstrated Extraordinary Devotion to Duty or Bravery? Please Describe What Happened and How This Impacted You.
It’s not a story of horrific heroism, but one of quiet noble kindness.
Basic training, Lackland AFB, 1980. Cheryl Deer was a runner, befitting her name. Judy Stingfield was not — she had asthma. We had to run a mile and a half within a specified amount of time and our TI had promised a reward for the airman with the fastest time. Cheryl was clearly the best in our flight. Cheryl sprinted past Judy, another basic buddy, Jodi, and me. As she did so, she saw that Judy was really struggling to breathe and beginning to fade. It was obvious Jodi and I were concerned about her as we encouraged her to take a break and rest. Cheryl could have kept going and beat everyone’s time by a long shot. Instead, Cheryl hung back and started coaching Judy how to breathe properly to relax her bronchial airways, allowing air to get into her lungs. Her encouragement got all of us to the finish line within the limit.
Cheryl didn’t get the reward that day, but she said her reward for helping Judy was far greater. She’d rather see a friend succeed than gain a day of liberty.
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