When it comes to the women who served our country during WWII, there's not a lot of honor and respect given. Even though they were instrumental in our eventual victory over fascism, they never got the ticker-tape parades and fanfare that all of the boys got when they made their way home.
While the war efforts of women back on the home front are more commonly talked about, not a lot of people discuss the countless women who served as transport pilots, nurses on the front, communications personnel, radio operators, engineers, and plenty of other jobs.
Unlike the women soldiers of today, the women of WWII never "fought" in an official capacity; but over 350,000 served — 16 of which were even killed in action. Eventually, a memorial was erected in Arlington in honor of these amazingly brave women, but it wasn't until just recently that 72 of these veterans were given the opportunity to actually go and see their own memorial with their own eyes!
Thanks to the good people at Honor Flight, a nonprofit group that transports veterans to Washington, D.C. in order to be given the respect they deserve; this was the first all-female trip that the organization has ever had. With help from the DAV, a plane full of women warriors touched down in our nation's capital to finally be given the honors owed them.
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