Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be posted during April. 

STAFF SGT. CECILIA A. STEVENS, USAF

HOMETOWN: Silverdale

BRANCH: U.S. Air Force

YEARS OF SERVICE: 5.5 years regular Air Force, 1 year Air National Guard

HIGHEST RANK OR GRADE ATTAINED: Staff Sergeant

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS OR DEPLOYMENTS DURING VIETNAM WAR: Wiesbaden USAF Hospital, Germany. Received Air Force Commendation Medal, Expeditionary Force Medal and other Air Force medals.

POST-WAR CAREER: American Red Cross, Armed Forces Emergency Services and International Services, earned BA in sociology and communications from Western Washington University, Bloodworks N.W. for last 7.5 years.