 When I was 17, I was a beauty queen, I had such real big dreams, I I'm personally tenant J.R. Phelps. I'm a public affairs officer with the United States Army Reserve. Guess it's really overwhelming to sit and think about it, the legacy. My grandfather, my dad's dad, served in the Red Bull Express during World War II. It was a truck convoy that served getting supplies through Normandy. All the way, the Red Bull Express. They were called the Red Bull Express because they didn't drive with headlights on, they only drove with red tail light. They each truck followed. My dad served in Normandy during the Vietnam War. My uncle, my great uncles, both of my grandfathers. I left Ohio as a tanker, basic training. I wanted to be a tanker because my uncle was with Patton as a tanker. I had the pleasure of escorting trucks during the Teester Strike, the riots in Youngstown, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland. So it was a trying time. What we as reservists do is incredibly important. I also think that it's important that units know who their soldiers are and know what their talents are. I've been singing with the military probably for as long as I've been in the military. My very first unit, they needed someone to sing the anthem. I said, hey, I sing. And the commander was like, I'm not sure. Let me let me get a little snippet. After singing, she pulled me aside and said, we've heard of the soldier show and we think that you should audition for it. Sent them a video of me performing at the Apollo and went out there, didn't really expect much, sang my song and they said, okay, you've been selected. So this is your new duty station. That was pretty much my intro into active duty army life. Thinking back to the opportunities that my father and my grandfather's had, they did not have as many opportunities as I have now. It's pretty amazing to see the growth within the society and just within the military as an organization. I think that it's pretty special to be a part of such a legacy. It's something that I can share with my father that bond. I'm First Lieutenant JR Phelps and Black History Month to me means remembering that I'm the granddaughter of a Red Ball Express soldier and that I continue his legacy.