community.
was more about today—and the future of my family, my church and my
However, in 1977, the USAF released
ating the first women pilots in histor

Because of this one statement, the
y to fly America’s military aircraft.
a statement saying they were gradu-
d done, but it was in the past. I My service as a WASP was something I ha
ce wife and mother of 2 girls. Fors as a proud AirI spent the next 30 year
with. We wrote letters, made phon

Eventually, the hard work paid off—
veteran status we had earned over 30 years before.

November 23, 1977, President Carter

The WASP were not invited to the ceremony.
signed Public La
and the WASP where finally given the
e calls and lobbied the Congress.

w 95-202 .
SP became a force to be reckoned WA
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