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Sharon Kufeldt and Thomas Weisbecker
Sharon Lee Kufeldt joined the U.S. Air Force in 1969 during the Vietnam War, following a family legacy of military service. Her father served in both WWII and the Korean War, and many of her relatives were also veterans. Immersed in the veteran community from a young age, Sharon later became an advocate for peace, serving as Past Commander of American Legion Post #315 in San Francisco and participating in Veterans For Peace. Her reflections appear in the award-winning anthology Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace, edited by Maxine Hong Kingston. In her message, Sharon invites us to remember those who gave everything—and to consider the lasting costs of war and the possibility of a better path toward peace for all.