JONESBORO — Clayton County Senior Services honored Staff Sgt. Judith Lynn Cotten as the January Veteran of the Month.
Cotten was also recognized by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners at a January meeting.
Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Cotten served 20 years in the Army.
She was in the administrative and legal fields, and she served with Military Intelligence, Military Police, and Judge Advocate General Corp (JAG) units.
As a paralegal, she helped soldiers with their defense.
Cotten served at Fort Hamilton, N.Y.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Jackson, S.C.; Honduras, South Korea, Atlanta Military Entrance Processing Station; Fort Gillem; and retired honorably at Fort Sill, Okla. in June 2001.
Cotten is a licensed realtor in various states with more than 22 years of experience.
She’s also licensed in life and health insurance with 15 years of experience and a licensed life coach.
She’s a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden, the founder and national president of Omicron Nu Xi Military Sorority, Inc.; and a lifetime member of the National Association of Black Military Women currently serving as the national secretary and president for the Metro Atlanta Chapter.
She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; American Legion Post 330; AARP 5440; Georgia Military Women; Clayton County Land Bank Board serving as the secretary; Mission Continues; a mentor with Clayton County Veterans Treatment Court; Order of the Eastern Star Oklahoma Jurisdiction; and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church Jonesboro where she serves as the pastor’s executive administrator and trustees’ chairwoman.
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