From the 1997 dedication of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial The emotional high point of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial dedication was reached when Frieda Mae Green Hardin, a 101-year-old World War I veteran, standing with her 73-year-old son, and retired Navy captain, addressed the crowd of more than 30,000 and left them on their feet and cheering. She looked over the assembled throng and closed her remarks saying, "It is not likely that I will be meeting with you again, so I bid each of you a fond farewell."
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