During time served at her first duty station, Brittney served two tours overseas, married her wonderful husband (and fellow service member), and was blessed with a beautiful baby girl.
In 2007, Crystal was serving on military duty overseas when she received a Red Cross message that her mother had hung herself. When she returned overseas from emergency leave, she discovered that her tour of duty had been extended. Worse yet, for the next seven months, she faced repeated situations of sexual assault by a person who held a leadership position in her own unit.
