Retired Air Force officer speaks of sacrifice at LSUS Veterans Day program

SHREVEPORT – Sacrifice. When retired Col. Russell Mathers, who served 27 of active duty in the U.S. Air Force, speaks of sacrifice, he is talking about much more than his own. He speaks of family sacrifice, like when his wife Jeanie cared for their three-year-old daughter during and after her hospitalization while Mathers was flying bomber combat missions in Afghanistan. Mathers delivered the keynote address Tuesday at LSUS’s Veterans Day program to celebrate those who served and are still serving in the military. “Sacrifice is something that military members and their families do not just in wartime but also in peace time,” Mathers said. “Military members have given up some of their rights and personal freedoms willingly so they can defend this nation. Things like