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The juggling act: With husband deployed, she balanced life as a mother, wife and Army nurse

Jeanne Ferrere, who served as a nurse in the United States Army and reached the rank of First Lieutenant, poses for a photograph wth her meritorious service medal in her home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. Ferrere served the 24th Infantry Divsion out of Fort Stewart, Ga.
Jeanne Ferrere, who served as a nurse in the United States Army and reached the rank of First Lieutenant, poses for a photograph wth her meritorious service medal in her home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. Ferrere served the 24th Infantry Divsion out of Fort Stewart, Ga.

For Jeanne Ferrere, her time at Fort Stewart, Ga., wasn’t easy. She was balancing life as a mother, wife and U.S. Army nurse for the 24th Infantry Division, and her husband was deployed overseas.

“It was difficult,” she said. “You know, what were the odds that everybody’s husband was going to come back? That was always on your mind.”

Her husband, Army Capt. Daniel Ferrere, of Grove City, Pa., was deployed to both Iraq and Kuwait for Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Many other couples were in the same situation, with both of them being in the military and only one being deployed.

Bio:

Name: Jeanne FerrereAge: 51Home: Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. Military branch and rank: U.S. Army, first lieutenant