Fort Hood soldier of the month serving 40 years and counting

Soldier Of The Month: One Of The Army's Longest Serving Women
August 24, 2012
By Sophia Stamas

Fort Hood's soldier of the month is changing history, all the while also changing young soldiers' lives.

The 1st Cavalry Division's band director is known to be the Army's longest serving woman on active duty, and her music is making a difference and much more on post.

CW5 Jeanne Pace is in the business of making music and history.

She joined the Army when she was 18-years old, and at the end of August, she'll celebrate 40 years of service, all of them in band.

She said, "I talk to friends all the time and say I don't know how I wound up in this job necessarily, because I really don't like being the center of attention, as an instrumentalist, when I played in the band, I didn't like doing solo work. I just like being part of the group and helping the group along."

As she makes her mark on history, she's also making her mark on young soldiers like SGT Breanna Lemons.
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