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Month: July 2010

Honored Role (part 20): Capt. Jana Fajardo – New Starts

Published on July 23, 2010

This is the 20th installment in the Honored Role Series.

Jana Fajardo grew up wanting to serve in the military, despite the fact that less than two percent of Americans do so.

Both her maternal grandparents served in the Armed Forces. Her grandmother enlisted in the British Navy and her grandfather served 27 years in US Army retiring as a Master Sergeant. Jana’s father enlisted in the Army and served in Vietnam. Her mother enlisted in the Air Force. Although all had completed their terms prior to her birth, Jana says knowing that history of service influenced her desire to join the military—it was in her blood.

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Honored Role (part 19): Lt. Col. (ret.) Angela Lungu – A Leap into the Unknown

Published on July 9, 2010

This is the 19th installment in the Honored Role Series.

Like many, Angela Maria Lungu joined the Army to earn a college degree and did not anticipate serving past her initial five-year obligation or remotely consider the possibility of living and working overseas. The retired lieutenant colonel remarked, “I never thought I would stay in. I enjoyed the unusual assignments and challenges, and loved everywhere I went and before I knew it, 20 years passed.”

Angela, a 1987 West Point graduate, has lived and worked in Latin and Central American and Germany. Early in her career, she looked to her international experience and language skills to differentiate herself both in and out of uniform.

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