LAKE THURMOND/CLARKS HILL LAKE (WJBF) — This Fourth of July, some local veterans are finding freedom — not with fireworks, but on the water.
Jennifer Prendamano joined the Air Force at 17 and served as an F-16 crew chief.Two tours overseas. Combat. Mortars. 135-degree heat. “You get all the luxuries taken away and you realize how little you actually need to be happy,” she said.
Now, years later, she finds herself on calmer waters — with her son Gio, her father, and a new kind of freedom. “Could not be more relaxed. This is our getaway. This is how we spend our family time.”…