{"id":938,"date":"2023-04-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2023-04-03T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:36:56","slug":"veteranoftheday-army-veteran-norma-hudgens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Norma Hudgens"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 1, 2023: Norma Hudgens<\/h2>\n
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Today\u2019s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Norma Hudgens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before joining the military, Norma Hudgens had been a teacher, working with 4th<\/sup> graders at Manuel S. Rojas Elementary School in Cavite City, Philippines. She had received a bachelor\u2019s degree in education in 1967 from the Philippine Women\u2019s University in Manila.<\/p>\n

Hudgens joined the Army and attended basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and went on to Chaplain Assistant Advanced Individual Training in 1976. She then served at Osan Air Base in Korea in 1976, before receiving orders to the 2nd<\/sup> Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, where she remained for the rest of her military career.<\/p>\n

As a soldier, Hudgens was qualified on the M-16 service rifle and certified to operate the Army Jeep M-151. As a chaplain assistant, Hudgens would escort and drive Army Chaplains in the field. She also assisted in chapel services, preparing communion and other communications for religious holidays and memorial services. While stationed in Korea, she also aided the Osan orphanage by teaching children in South Korea.<\/p>\n

In Korea, she met her husband, Kenneth Hudgens, who was assigned to the 38th<\/sup> ADA Brigade Medical Section. They were married in Texas in 1977.<\/p>\n

After Hudgens\u2019<\/a>\u00a0military service, she used the G.I. Bill<\/span><\/a> to complete dual master\u2019s degree programs in Criminal Justice and Counseling from University of Central Texas in 1980. After her master\u2019s program, she began teaching at University of Central Texas. She remained in this career for 39 years, traveling around the world as an education services specialist and career civil servant. She also worked for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Recruiting Districts before retiring in Southern California. More recently, she has taught Human Development courses at Antelope Valley College.<\/p>\n

Hudgens has been married for 47 years and is the mother to two children and a grandmother of three.<\/p>\n

We honor her service.<\/p>\n

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Nominate a Veteran for\u00a0#VeteranOfTheDay<\/a><\/h2>\n

Do you want to light up the face of a special Veteran? Have you been wondering how to tell your Veteran they are special to you? You\u2019re in luck! VA\u2019s #VeteranOfTheDay social media feature is an opportunity to highlight your Veteran and his\/her service.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to nominate a Veteran. All it takes is an email to\u00a0newmedia@va.gov<\/a>\u00a0with as much information as you can put together, along with some good photos. Visit our\u00a0blog post about nominating<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to learn how to create the best submission<\/p>\n

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Writer:<\/strong> Sarah McDonald<\/p>\n

Editors:<\/strong> Marisa Bunton, Ashley Shaut<\/p>\n

Researcher:<\/strong> Christopher Rosenquist<\/p>\n

Graphic Designer:<\/strong> Jaylon Buckles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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