Patricia Patten – Chats Shaping History and Fate
Pat Patten served as a data processing technician in the Navy, utilizing an early form of the internet for global naval ship communication. She was once mistaken for a London police officer because of her uniform and credits her nanny’s decision to avoid a park with potentially saving her daughter from an IRA bombing.
Jodona Brown – Driving Trucks and Driving Sand
As a motor transport operator in the Army, Jodona Brown drove in truck convoys from Kuwait to Iraq during “shock and awe.” She describes a difficult experience during a sandstorm yet still says she misses being in the Army every day.
Benjamin F. Walker – The Missionary’s Mission
As a young sailor, Benjamin F. Walker was encouraged to take a promotion test, which he passed despite his limited formal education. Later, while stationed in the Philippines, Walker organized repairs for a damaged windmill at a nearby mission station and later led a humanitarian aid effort after a flood, providing supplies to affected individuals.