Celebrating Military Moms
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n May, we celebrate mothers and nurses and with the observation of Memorial Day, we remember military members who have passed on. In this issue, Happenings takes a peek into the lives of mothers who have served their country before and after starting their families. Our military moms deserve recognition for their service, as well as their dedication to their families. Also read about a mom of a new enlistee as well as one daughter who remembers the sacri-
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fices of not only her father, but the mother who cared for her family while her husband served.
Darlene McCurdy, Hillsgrove, served in the Army National Guard for 30 years; 15 years under Title 32 at the State level and 15 under Title 10 at the Federal level. She saw duty in the Persian Gulf during wartime and commanded a battalion for a year in Iraq. Darlene joined the ROTC in college and enjoyed it. She
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went to airborne school in 1981 and decided to join the Army National Guard. She was commissioned in 1983. She was married for 13 years; May 2021
