
World War II veteran Gladys Hughes, 99, has a patriotic message for the nation
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Gladys Hughes, 99, a veteran of the Coast Guard women's reserve, shares a patriotic message about our military veterans — saying that service members are "responsible for the many freedoms we have."
She told Fox News Digital via email, "When someone says to me, ‘Thank you for your service,’ I want to shout out to them, ‘Thank you for caring!’" "The men and women who have served our country are responsible for the many freedoms that we have." Hughes felt the "call of duty" at a young age — and left college as a junior to enlist in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII, serving as a HA1C medic. "To this day I am proud to be an American and to have served in the U.S. Coast Guard SPARs." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.
"The men and women who have served our country are responsible for the many freedoms that we have," she said.













