November 10, 2021 Issue, Page 11 of 18

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1h November 10, 2021 medicine, a change brought about _——— by her observation of how many patients had sleep troubles. Dr. Foster completed her fellowship in 2016 and at the time of the book's publication she served as the sleep consultant for Army Executive Medicine and as the Associate Program Director of the Sleep Fel- lowship. Also at the time of publication, the Fosters were a family of four including their children Grace and Jonah. They enjoy travelling but Daniel Harris E7 US Army Daymon Carlisle Private Dennis Lee Geno Marine De’Zhan Jackson their focus is on “raising children 20 years First Class Marines Corporal 74-77 Airforce and creating the best family life possible” Continued from page 2. Haught said that of all the veter- ans that she has interviewed, she at medical schools, it hit her just found that a few especially stood how much her goal would cost out to her, One of those is the sto- monetarily. She began to seriously ry of Jack Warner, who is included consider joining in the military for help in the form of scholarships in “Heroes in Our Midst.” Haught and ultimately enlisted in the shares that though he has since Army and began medical school passed on, his is a “really interest- on a military scholarship. The fol- ing story,” involving his serving in lowing years saw her undergoinga World War Il and being taken pris- 5 lot oftraining and schooling while oner by the Japanese. - — aw) also having some wonderful expe- Haught’s works have also inspired Dylan Cooper Marines 4 Earl Dean Carpenter staff Eddie Andrews EL Andrews riences with friends she had met. Corporal and Leroy Spann sergeant/E-6 US. Army gatherings of the featured veter- Once she graduated from medical ans and their families. She shares school, Dr. Foster was stationed that at the first gathering, the vets at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where were taking their copies of the she began her residency in family books around to others and hav- medicine and “for the first time, ing them sign their entries, much she became a full-time, active- like one does with a yearbook. duty soldier.” Unsurprisingly, this ‘Though she does have a third book came with many different chal- lenges including the loss of a pa- planned, Haught explains that this one will not have a focus on tient which she recounts in her mother’s book. In 2012 she com- veterans but rather, on stories pleted her residency and found from within her family. She shares. herself back in her home state of with a laugh that she can’t get her Oklahoma, stationed at Fort Sill. siblings and other family members Tt was there that Dr. Foster and her husband Josh purchased their first home. to write down stories and memo- ries for her, so she has to talk to them and write them down her- Wiad SS ae De 4 Ava Lambrecht-Lunsford Bobby Kemp, Marines David Jackson Torpedo- Douglas Yates Marines to self. Nonetheless, she says of her Us Army In 2015 she earneda promotion Sergeant 4 years iman’s Mate Third Class and Army national Guard the rank of major and saw herself first two projects, “it was fun. It Petty Officer TM3(ss) 3 SGT 10 years transferred to Lackland Air Force ‘was more or less a service project years Base in San Antonio, Texas where for me; It was a labor of love, but it she began a fellowship in sleep was a service project.” Come check out our range ofappliances! Lb fWI/O Our veterans deserve our respect for the countless sacrifices they have made for not only our country but for our families. Without their dedication to protecting us and our families we may not be here today. They not only sacrificed family time, but some with their life. FURNITURE MATTRESS ,00op wuUP 3105 West 3rd St, Elk City ° 580-303-4845 (Next To Tractor Supply)