American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Prestine Alexander, 72, who graduated in 1971 from the first integrated class at Beaufort High School. She joined the U.S. Air Force in 1977 and attended Basic Training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. She first specialized in administration serving at Grissom AFB in Ind. She then transferred to Keesler AFB in Mississippi, and while there cross trained as a Command and Control Specialist. She took this specialty to the U.S. Navy Base at Keflavik, Iceland, keeping track of U.S. and foreign assets operating in the far north Atlantic. Returning to duty in the States, she was assigned for four years to Wurtsmith AFB in Michigan. Her follow-on duty was for four years at Misawa Air Base in Japan. Her final tour was at Nellis AFB in Nevada, from which she retired in 1997 as a Master Sergeant. She then worked for 10 years as a paralegal for an attorney and then a judge. She returned to Beaufort County in 2015. She is a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
