Captain Christine Hoffman

Surviving a personal battle with cancer, this Massachusetts Army National Guard officer was mobilized and deployed to Iraq leading the 1058th Transportation Company. Under her guidance, her truck masters modified their trucks as "gun trucks" to increase protection against attacks and successfully completed over 500 missions traversing 800,000 miles. She taught herself Arabic to help get needed supplies in support of her troops. And back home, she assisted families with transportation and other services in the face of natural disaster.