A Twisted Tale: From Pretzels to the National Guard
AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast
- Published
- March 26, 2025
- Duration
- 33:25
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jul 5, 2026
Discusses Seventeen-year-old Linda Singh was homeless and working at a pretzel stand in a suburban Baltimore m…
Summary
Seventeen-year-old Linda Singh was homeless and working at a pretzel stand in a suburban Baltimore mall when she met a National Guard recruiter. That conversation led to a 38-year Army career, culminating in her role as the first female and African American Adjutant General of the Maryland National Guard. Hosts LTG (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith and SMA (Ret.) Da…
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Seventeen-year-old Linda Singh was homeless and working at a pretzel stand in a suburban Baltimore mall when she met a National Guard recruiter. That conversation led to a 38-year Army career, culminating in her role as the first female and African American Adjutant General of the Maryland National Guard. Hosts LTG (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey sit down with MG (Ret.) Singh to discuss how she overcame a number of obstacles in her youth, including sexual assault, to become the