Sedro-Woolley Community Troop Support

Please read this important update on SWCTS. Thank you for all your support!

For Immediate Release Folks from Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties have been volunteering, donating and providing support to Sedro Woolley Community Troop Support since 2004 enabling the Mission Statement, “People in our community sending care packages to people from our community serving overseas in the U.S. Military.…

92-year-old Joy Lofthouse is to be recognised next month by Women of the Year for her service as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War.

In 1943, Joy saw an advert calling for women willing to learn to fly as there was a shortage of qualified pilots. Joy applied and became one of only 164 female pilots, known as the ‘Attagirls,’ who flew a variety of aircrafts including Spitfires and Hurricanes.

Earlier this year in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Joy had the chance to fly a spitfire again – an experience she described as incredible!

Joy will be attending the Women of the Year Lunch and awards, which bring together more than 400 extraordinary women in mid-October.

Joy commented, “I am delighted and very much looking forward to it.”

Congratulations Joy!

U.S. C-130 Transport Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Defense Officials Say There is no word on casualties, if any. The C-130 transport plane crashed near Jalalabad early Friday, two defense officials told NBC News.