Kansas Army veteran is proud of her 18 years of service

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A military veteran with two chapters of service. She first enlisted in the army in the 70s but says her second stint with the Kansas National Guard was much better.

“He was a World War II veteran. I always admired him, and I wanted to be like my dad, so in 1975, I joined the Army,” said Wanda Gail Collins.

She made her father proud and trained to become an ammunition storage specialist, spending her Army career shipping, receiving, and inspecting ammunition from small arms all the way up to missiles.

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“I could have had a desk job, but I’ve always been a tomboy, and I like being outside working with my hands, so I chose that,” Collins said…

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