Jessica Yates

Jessica joined the Air Force in 2005, serving as a Personnelist. She is the child of a first generation immigrant and says, “I am most proud of following in my father’s footsteps of joining the Air Force and completing the journey he never had the chance to.” Jessica, like so many other wounded warriors, chooses not to be defined by their injuries. While their uniforms may carry the memories and trauma they have experienced, she said it’s the way they continue to wear it that defines them. “I am not defined by my injuries,” she says. “I am limitless and this program has given me a sense of community and an outlet of inclusion, support and purpose.”