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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Grace Murray Hopper

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Grace Murray Hopper

    During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Grace Murray Hopper, who was a mathematician and computer pioneer.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Susan Kellett-Forsyth

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Susan Kellett-Forsyth

    On International Women’s Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Susan Kellett-Forsyth, who was in the first class of women at the U.S. Military Academy.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jessica Myers

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jessica Myers

    During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jessica Myers, who served as an operations specialist for more than 20 years.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joanne Palella

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joanne Palella

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joanne Palella, who served as a truck driver transporting explosives during Operation Desert Storm.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Elizabeth Jane Thurness

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Elizabeth Jane Thurness

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elizabeth Jane Thurness, who was one of the inspirations for a character on the television series M*A*S*H.

  • They Served: The ‘Hello Girls’ of WWI and their sixty-year battle for recognition

    They Served: The ‘Hello Girls’ of WWI and their sixty-year battle for recognition

    The Hello Girls were female telephone operators during WWI. This is their 60-year battle for federal recognition of their wartime contribution.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Deborah Collins

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Deborah Collins

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Deborah Jean Christian Collins, who served in the Arkansas National Guard from 1975 to 2014.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Wilma L. Vaught

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Wilma L. Vaught

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Wilma L. Vaught, who accomplished many firsts for women during her nearly 29-year military career.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Ana Claudio

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Ana Claudio

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ana Claudio, who served in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Audrae Gandreau

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Audrae Gandreau

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Audrae Gandreau who served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II from 1945 to 1947.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Bea Arthur

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Bea Arthur

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Bea Arthur, who enlisted as one of the first members of the Women's Reserve and later starred in Golden Girls.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Michele S. Jones

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Michele S. Jones

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Michele S. Jones, who served as the first female command sergeant major of the Army Reserve.

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