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Freija
22 years as an Army flight medic, two deployments, and a single mom of two.
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2deployments: Afghanistan and Iraq
1940sthe house she's raising her girls in
U.S. Army flight medic · 22 years
Meet our hometown hero
Freija served 22 years in the U.S. Army as a flight medic. She deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, was stationed in Germany and Korea, and was inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, which recognizes the top noncommissioned officers. She retired as a Sergeant First Class.
Today she's a single mom of two daughters, working two jobs, at a recycling warehouse and as a realtor, and speaking up for mental health in her community. Her 1940s house fought her all year: uneven rooms, an HVAC system that never stopped, energy bills of $200 to $400 a month, and an upstairs that was hot in summer and cold in winter.
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