I remember vividly at the dedication 20 years ago of the memorial there was a
years ago of the memorial there was a
years ago of the memorial there was a World War one veteran in her uniform who
World War one veteran in her uniform who
World War one veteran in her uniform who spoke she said when I served in the Navy
spoke she said when I served in the Navy
spoke she said when I served in the Navy women were not even allowed to vote what
women were not even allowed to vote what
women were not even allowed to vote what a brave woman so in that hundred years
a brave woman so in that hundred years
a brave woman so in that hundred years that alone shows you where women started
that alone shows you where women started
that alone shows you where women started in the military and everything is open
in the military and everything is open
in the military and everything is open to them today there is nothing women
to them today there is nothing women
to them today there is nothing women can’t do at various times when I’ve been
can’t do at various times when I’ve been
can’t do at various times when I’ve been here I’ve met women who served their
here I’ve met women who served their
here I’ve met women who served their country and many times they would have
country and many times they would have
country and many times they would have tears in their eyes because this is
tears in their eyes because this is
tears in their eyes because this is hallowed ground for us
those of us at the foundation are
those of us at the foundation are absolutely committed to the future of
absolutely committed to the future of
absolutely committed to the future of this memorial and every day we get
this memorial and every day we get
this memorial and every day we get reinforcements so to speak from our our
reinforcements so to speak from our our
reinforcements so to speak from our our constituents military women themselves
constituents military women themselves
constituents military women themselves most women who’s served to include me
most women who’s served to include me
most women who’s served to include me will never write a book about their
will never write a book about their
will never write a book about their service they’ll never be in anybody
service they’ll never be in anybody
service they’ll never be in anybody else’s book but they can record their
else’s book but they can record their
else’s book but they can record their history by registering they can put the
history by registering they can put the
history by registering they can put the picture a story of where they serve and
picture a story of where they serve and
picture a story of where they serve and we want that to continue that’s why
we want that to continue that’s why
we want that to continue that’s why we’re working so hard to sustain the
we’re working so hard to sustain the
we’re working so hard to sustain the memorial this is an extraordinary place
memorial this is an extraordinary place
memorial this is an extraordinary place and every day I learned that I learned
and every day I learned that I learned
and every day I learned that I learned that we have to promote women and we
that we have to promote women and we
that we have to promote women and we have to promote each other and to reach
have to promote each other and to reach
have to promote each other and to reach out and make sure that this story is
out and make sure that this story is
out and make sure that this story is told that for our kids
told that for our kids
told that for our kids that my granddaughter knows that she can
that my granddaughter knows that she can
that my granddaughter knows that she can do anything and that her brother knows
do anything and that her brother knows
do anything and that her brother knows that she can do anything to
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