Smithfield’s own 2020 Military Spouse of the Year Brandy Brosnan is forced to talk about her recent award from the confines of a military base in Livorno, Italy, where she and her family have been in lockdown since March 9. Brosnan, a Smithfield native, said she and her family are doing well at Camp Darby, where she heads a USA Girl Scouts Overseas program.

Much of the Scouts’ meetings, including cookie sales, have been put on hold during the lockdown, which was put in place due to the deadly coronavirus. The ban limits free movement and public events and has closed commercial and retail business except for essential goods and cases of necessity.