PHOENIX — It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at the American Legion Pat Tillman Post 117.
More than a dozen volunteers with the American Legion post and the American Legion Auxiliary are signing Christmas Cards letting troops know someone is thinking of them during the holidays.
One of them is Air Force veteran Judy Greer.
"I'm signing Christmas cards for the troops that are overseas right now," said Greer.
Greer said it's important for troops to know how grateful we are for their service.
"I'll say thank you for our freedom. Then I'll put Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. It just depends on what comes to mind," said Greer.
During her time with the Air Force, Greer served at Luke Air Force Base.
"I'm very proud to say I did not sit behind a desk. I was on the flight line, and I worked on jets. So, I'm very very proud of that," said Greer.
In the 1980s a woman in Greer's field was a rarity.
"They showed me the F-4 Phantom and they asked me if I would like to work on this jet. I said, 'Absolutely,'" said Greer. "They stuck me behind the radar package in the airplane well where it goes into and I'd have a little soldering gun. Soldering pins to wires it was a challenging jet to work on."
She proudly served six years in the Air Force and continues to serve her community and fellow veterans with the axillary.
"Being a veteran now is being able to help others," said Greer.
Greer and the American Legion Auxiliary are looking for volunteers to help sign Christmas cards.
This year's mission is to sign more than 17,000 cards for the troops.
Click here to find out how you can volunteer.
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