At age 38, Sgt. Jeanna M. Preece enlisted in the US Army Reserves. She turned 39 in boot camp in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. She was deployed to Iraq in April 2008. She is serving as a Intelligence Analyst with TASK FORCE ODIN, COB Speicher, Iraq.
The Warriors' Watch escorted Sgt. Preece from her mother's house to Faith Baptist Church, where A Hero's Welcome cheered her arrival.