Veterans take center stage

Tech. Sgt. Melissa Decker, 944th Services Flight, lets a student try a Meal Ready to Eat during the annual Veteran's Day celebration Nov. 7 at Garden Lakes Elementary School in Avondale, Ariz. Eleven years ago, a teacher at the school started the celebration, held the Friday before Veteran's Day, as an effort to educate students on why they didn't have school Nov. 11. Veterans from nearly every war, race, age and sex have spoken to students throughout the years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Denise Willhite)

944th FW Spotlight - Dec. 1, 2008

Published Dec. 9, 2008
By 944th Fighter Wing
Public Affairs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Tech. Sgt. Melissa Decker
944th Services Squadron
Services Specialist

Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa

Years in service: 10

Time in the 944th Fighter Wing: 1 year

Civilian job: Air Reserve Technician

Goals: To become as knowledgeable as I can in my new job and to provide all the support I can for my traditional reservists in my unit.

Hobbies: Working out, reading, and spending time with my children.

Deployments:

Prince Salton Air Base, Saudi Arabia

Moron Air Base, Spain

Why do you serve: I serve because it allows me a way to provide a good life for my children and giving them a positive structure they need in their lives. I hope they can be proud of their mom for serving our country.