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GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts) Sun Mar 18, 2018, 03:06 AM Mar 2018

Obituary: Millie Dunn Veasey, pioneering sergeant turned rights activist

Another strong, brave woman who moved the world forward.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43401004

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Obituary: Millie Dunn Veasey, pioneering sergeant turned rights activist (Original Post) GeoWilliam750 Mar 2018 OP

many months ago the milw journal/sentinal had a story about how pansypoo53219 Mar 2018 #1

RIP SSG Veasey The Polack MSgt Mar 2018 #2

pansypoo53219

(20,976 posts)

1. many months ago the milw journal/sentinal had a story about how

Reply to GeoWilliam750 (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 07:07 AM

Mar 2018

i think it was gen mitchel got fed up by the male phone operators during WW1 and had a troop of women shipped over & they did awesome, but were unrecognized like the WASPS.

The Polack MSgt

(13,188 posts)

2. RIP SSG Veasey

Reply to GeoWilliam750 (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 12:28 PM

Mar 2018

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