By Kris Leonhardt
Editor-in-chief
GREEN BAY – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Lauren Bonetti’s future is looking bright as she works toward a career that might be “out of this world.”
As a current Marquette University student, she was recently selected through the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and the Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings as one of the first ABMC Fellows.
The 2020 Preble High School graduate found her way into military service while in high school.
“I had learned about the Air Force ROTC, and I’ve always been looking for a career in service,” Bonetti explained.
“So the Air Force ROTC was just an opportunity where I could be a part of something bigger — like a career in service. And I would also have a lot of different opportunities to do things at a higher level.
“Last summer, I had done an internship in California at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and that was also through the Air Force ROTC. And then following my fellowship, I will be going to an Air Force Research Lab in Florida, which is also an opportunity to the ROTC; so really, since I joined the Air Force ROTC I’ve just had numerous opportunities, more than I could ever have imagined.”
The ABMC fellowship program was established in 2022 to provide an opportunity to contribute and bring awareness to the ABMC’s mission — to maintain Americ