‘Art has been my main medicine:’ Marine veteran rediscovers herself through her paint brush

After spending time in the Navy ROTC program at Boone High School, Veronika Tuskowski joined the Marines in July 2021 after her senior year. She wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do after high school, so she took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, also known as the ASVAB, and decided, “If I’m going to join, I want to join something that’s really challenging.”

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