ARLINGTON, Virginia - World War II veterans U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Bette Horstman, 99, and U.S. Army Sgt. Josephine Bogdanich, 104, get a special birthday surprise in anticipation of Bogdanich's upcoming 105th birthday. Both were presented with Living Legend Proclamations from the Military Women's Memorial Oct. 6 during Operation HerStory, an all female Honor Flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C. The two were the senior members of the first all female Honor Flight from Chicago during which 93 female veterans with service to the nation spanning from 1941 to 1975 were honored and recognized.
FORT LEE, Virginia - Sixteen-year-old Kari Atkinson was not thinking about a career in museum management, much less joining the Army, when she was caught skipping school on her way to work. Today the Director of Fort Lee Museums, the journey of Atkinson’s life path took a completely different direction at that moment. This is the story of a young girl who escaped her small town to an exciting life as a Soldier, followed by education and...
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia- U.S. Army Historian Maj. Sandy Knoll gazes up at a statistical display at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, a U.S. flag built out of toy Soldiers, representing the over 11 million U.S. Soldiers who served during World War II. Today, many years ahead of the Women's Services Integration Act of 1948 and even five years past the full integration of women into all military occupations Dec. 4, 2015, women comprise 18...
