Name: Sgt. 1st Class Frances E. Drumm, senior intelligence analysis, 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Colorado Army National Guard), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Age: N/A

Hometown: Anderson, S.C.

Joined the Army: September 1979

Basic Training Location: Naval Recruit Training Center, Orlando, Fla.

MOS: 35F - intelligence analyst

Education: Some college

Marital Status: Married

Children: Five

Activities/Hobbies: Arts and crafts, gardening, singing, and various volunteer activities

Favorite movie: Gone With the Wind

Favorite TV show: Big Bang Theory

Favorite band: Which genre???

Favorite thing about the Army: The travel! I joined the Navy to see the world… eight years later, all I had seen was the east coast. However, just after three years in the Army National Guard, I had been to Israel, Kuwait, Iraq, Ireland, and Germany

What I've learned being a Soldier: How to pack. :-) Seriously, I've learned flexibility and leadership skills that have helped my professional life, as well as my personal life

What inspires you to be a Soldier: Old Glory… it never fails, when I see our flag, I get a lump in my throat. I am a Patriot.