American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Beaufort’s Jacqueline Johnson, 28, who joined the U.S. Navy in Chicago in 2017. After Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Ill., she trained as a Culinary Specialist at Fort Lee, Va. Her first duty station was aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) during which she rode the ship from Norfolk, Va., around the world, stopping in Spain, Croatia, Oman, Bahrain, traveled across the Indian Ocean to Hawaii and finally arriving at its new home port in San Diego. She then worked at Naval Station Coronado before transferring to Naval Hospital Beaufort, where she contracts food service for the hospital’s admitted patients. She lives in Laurel Bay and is a published author of poems including “Mend Me,” available on Amazon.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
