Staff Sergeant Nicole Pompei, 29, launched Wreaths by Nicole in July
The Air Force recently switched to new uniforms and she wanted to memorialize the old ones, so she and her crafty mom turned them into wreaths
Customers now send her old uniforms which she transforms; she spends four hours on each and has done about 200 so far
The San Antonio resident even transformed a customer uniform from 1946
She said it s rewarding to honor service members and added that several customers have admitted to crying when they got the wreaths
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"When I make each wreath, I get to learn a bit about someone’s service and I get to honor that service in a unique way,” Air Force Staff Sergeant Nicole Pompei said.