Panel of service members to mark Women Veterans Day in Asheboro library talk

Rita Honeycutt

ASHEBORO – Join three local women veterans at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the Asheboro Public Library to learn about their experiences in the military, in recognition of Women Veterans Day observed on June 12.

Speaking about their service:

Rita Honeycutt served in the U.S. Air Force from 2005-2008 before being medically discharged. She was stationed at Port Hueneme in California and McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey with the 108th Refueling Wing. She now serves as a Veterans Services Officer with Randolph County Veterans Services.

Lisa
Mckinney

Lisa McKinney served as a Personnel Specialist in the U.S Air Force from 2005-2013 and in the Air Force Reserves from 2013-2019. She was stationed in the United Kingdom, Arizona and North Carolina, and served one tour at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan in the Casualty Office. She is currently a Veterans Services Officer with Randolph County Veterans Services.

Merideth Porter served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009-2013 and was stationed at the Navy and Marine Intelligence Training Center in Virginia Beach. She is an advocate for veterans, striving to empower veterans and their families with knowledge about health care, housing, career assistance and other needs.

Women Veterans Day marks the anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. The day honors America’s military women past and present.

Merideth
Porter

Currently, there are more than 2 million women veterans who make up 13 percent of the country’s military population.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call 336-318-6803.