Adkins Elementary School students and staff celebrated Armed Forces Day by welcoming a military veteran who knows the meaning of service, Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock II.
Staff Sgt. Yellock, who retired from the U.S. Air Force after sustaining leg injuries in Afghanistan, spoke to Adkins Aviators about his experiences in the military as well as the importance of service of all types – service to others, for instance. That dedication to service is a goal Staff Sgt. Yellock said he constantly strives to maintain.
“With both my parents having been in the military, I had a pretty good idea that I also wanted to enlist and serve,” he said. “Being in the military taught my parents values...