‘Military honed my sense of honor’

Posted on November 16, 2016

By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Staff writer

Some people join the military out of a deep desire to serve and protect.

Jeanne Harden didn’t have such lofty goals.
The 17-year-old just wanted a home–a place to stay and food to eat.

“So I had no idea when I made my decision to join, that the Air Force would give me so much more. It formed me into the person I am today,” Harden said, addressing veterans and their families who gathered at Forest Capital Park Friday for the annual Veterans Day Luncheon.

PHOTO: Jeanne Harden said her service in the U.S. Air Force “deepened her sense of duty.

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