American Dogs in the Military
The news that a dog had been an important member of the team that brought down Osama Bin Laden in the spring of 2011 highlighted the vital role dogs have […]
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War Stories
Bessie Coleman, Early Pilot
First Black woman to earn an international pilot’s license Bessie Coleman (1893-1926) had limited career options as a woman and as an African American. When Bessie Coleman’s older brothers came
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Elsie S. Ott (1913-2006)
First woman to receive the Air Medal, 1943 Second Lieutenant Elsie S. Ott was a pioneer in air evacuation of military casualties. As World War II progressed on two fronts,
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Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995)
First Director of Women’s Army Corps Oveta Culp was born in Killeen, Texas to parents from whom she learned the tradition of service to one’s country and one’s community.
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Loretta Walsh: First Woman to Enlist in Navy
Loretta Perfectus Walsh was the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy (March 17, 1917) and the first woman to reach the rank of chief petty officer. This opportunity
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Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841-1898)
Civil War Soldier Sarah Emma Edmonds served during the Civil War using the alias Franklin Thompson. Dressed as a man, Edmonds enlisted in the Second Michigan Regiment of Volunteer Infantry
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