Tracy Kornet's Blog

Some of us have generations of relatives who've served in the military. Some of us have a friend or two whom we've met on their multiple moves across the country. My extremely limited exposure to military life is through a girlfriend I've known since age 14. High school pals Lisa, Tricia, & Tracy She is super cool. Super strong. The absolute greatest daughter on the planet. And she is one of the best friends a girl could ever have. Her name is Tricia York, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Tricia's Big Promotion--pinned a Colonel! Tricia taught me what it meant to work hard for everything you have. In 9th grade Tricia would take the bus home with me after school and walk to work in her swaggy, green polyester Publix uniform. Her mom would pick her up at closing time. My childhood Carrollwood Village home in Tampa, Florida We still laugh about the ham sandwiches we would eat together in my kitchen. We also laugh at how hot we thought we