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LEWIS, Toni (b. 1956)

Military ServiceU.S. Air Force Veteran

Oral Histories

OH 2024

For the Women Veterans Oral history Project. U.S. Air Force veteran. Childhood in New York and New Jersey; decision to enlist in the USAF in 1976; experiences in basic training at Lackland AFB, at technical school at Keesler AFB, at Offutt AFB, at Tinker AFB, and remote tour to Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the Philippines; experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination in the service; challenges of juggling motherhood with service; decision to leave the service; experiences with the Veterans Administration, as a patient and an employee; involvement with the Grace After Fire organization; opinions about changing roles for women in the U.S. military.