Sharon Lake

'These veterans are the backbone of our country and our freedom': Center woman recognized for work with Great River Honor Flight

August 27, 2023 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent

CENTER, Mo. – Sharon Lake, of Center, Mo., always considered herself patriotic, but she got a new perspective when her son joined the Air Force in 2002. Lake’s son, Michael Copenhaver, served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years before retiring as an aircraft hydraulic systems specialist in 2012. Copenhaver’s service ignited Lake’s patriotism…