And thank you for your service to our country.
However; you forgot to mention Esther Blake!
Esther Blake was the first woman to join the new United States Air Force. During WWII her two sons became MIA. She enlisted in the Army Air Corp to fill a desk job freeing a man to fight in order to hasten the end of the war. IIRC both her sons returned safely after being released as POWs.
Later, she enlisted in the Air Force on the first minute, of the first hour of the first day possible. After retiring from active duty she worked at for the VA until her death.
If you are wondering what she didn’t do...well she didn’t sit in a ditch and...complain when her sons became POWs. She was not an attention whore. She took positive steps and made personal sacrifices. Esther Blake was a great American and a fine Airman.
Fishtalk, is there room at your blogspace for profiles of military women? I could recommend some great examples.
And thank you for your service to our country.