carlie Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Rest in peace sister veteran, the veteran's community will surely miss you. carlie The following comes from Noonie Fortin's web site. She is a sister veteran that helps advocate for veteran's benefits. 30 Jan 2014 "SSG Wendi L Goodman, USA (Ret), 55, of Houston, TX passed away in her home. She had been ill since July 2013. Wendi served in the Army from 1976 to 1994. I’ve known Wendi for quite a few years but the photo on the left below was taken in June 2009 in Orlando, FL. Shown in it from left to right is myself, Kym Berry, Wendi and Pam Waterston. We were four female Vets among many others during a great weekend of fun in the sun. The photo on the right below is a memorial that I helped create back in the late 1980s and I felt it was appropriate to use here. Wendi originally from Chicago, IL comes from a small immediate family but has a very large extended family. She graduated from Von Steuben Metropolitan High School in Chicago in 1976 and the University of Houston in Texas in 2000. Wendi enlisted in the Womens Army Corps shortly after graduation from Von Steuben and began her training with the 1st USWAC Basic Training Battalion, Company C, at Fort McClellan, AL in 1976. From Alabama she went across Georgia to Fort Jackson, SC in 1977 for her advanced training. Wendi’s first permanent party duty station was with the 205th Transportation Battalion, A Company until 1979. During this time she earned the rank of Specialist 4 and stayed at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, outside of Frankfurt, Germany. From 1979 to 1981 she worked in the Adjutant’s Office of the hospital at the Army Medical Department MEDDAC at Ft Leonard Wood, MO where she was known to walk up behind people and try to scare them. With a promotion to Sergeant, Wendi was next assigned to the Formal Schools of the 7th Army Combined Arms Training Center from 1981 to 1984 in Vilseck, Germany. I may have crossed her path as I was in Germany in 1983 taking part in REFORGER exercise. My unit ran the railhead from Mannheim to Bremerhaven. From 1984 to 1988 she was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO. During this tour Wendi was promoted to Staff Sergeant on 1 April 1985. She was sent to New York to attend Drill Sergeant School which was when she blew out her knee. Once back on her feet Wendi was assigned to work on the maneuvers committee in Heidelberg, Germany for six months which was no doubt for that year’s upcoming REFORGER exercise. Nothing kept Wendi down as she then went to Recruiting School. Her next assignment was with the US Army Accessions Command (USAAC) US Army Recruiting Command from 1988 to 1990. During this time Wendi worked at the Recruiting Station in Peoria, IL. From 1990 to 1993 Wendi was assigned to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) 2nd ROTC Region. This time she was working at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. As part of a compassionate relocation to help take care of her ill mother Wendi returned to the Peoria, IL Recruiting Station. She was there from 1993 to 1994 when she was medically retired after serving her country for 18 years. Wendi began her career as a 71B Clerk-Typist and ended it as 71L Administration Specialist but held several other duty positions including Admin NCO, Personnel NCO, Force Modernization NCO, Recruiter, and Senior ROTC Instructor. Her skills helped her hold positions in recruiting, scheduling, time management, personnel management, financial analysis, inventory, inventory management and so much more. During her 18 years of service she received the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Good Conduct Medal with six knots, National Defense Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development with numeral 3, Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon. She also had the Wheeled Vehicle Driver’s badge, Expert Rifle badge and Recruiter badge. She had been a member of the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and Womens Army Corps Veterans Association." Full article: http://www.nooniefortin.com/inmemory.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy04 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Sorry to hear such a wonderful person has perished. My Mother died in 1996 at the age of 35. She was diagnosed at 23 told to go home and live 6 months, but with her strength she lived 12 years. She was not a Veteran, but at age 10 put into a Girls' Home due to abuse, ran away at 11 with a first grade education, and lived long enough to teach me how to be a great husband and father to my family. Bless Her Soul. I have not talked about my mother for a long time, as I was 14 when she died, and now at 31 I have seemed to forget most about her except for her love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1Cavtrooper Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 RIP SSG Wendi L. Goodman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Jerrel Posted February 5, 2014 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 5, 2014 May Wendi L. Goodman RIP.. And God bless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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