LTC Freida Oakley, formerly of Hope, Ark., and Texarkana, professor of military science and director of U.S. Army ROTC program at Florida Institute of Technology, was assigned to the Legislative Liaison at the Pentagon, Va.

She has earned the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary/Service and National Defense Service Medal.

She is a 1984 graduate of Hope High School and a 1988 graduate of Southern Arkansas University.