Wounded Warrior Women Come Together at Challenge Aspen

A group of wounded Women Warriors were showcased on The Today Show this morning skiing in a program sponsored by Challenge Aspen. Visit the WVA media page to view this important video.

For more information on their veterans programs, visit the Challenge Aspen website.

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Experiencing War (Women at War): Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress Veterans History Project Home

Chosen from among the over 3,000 collections of women’s experiences in the Veterans History Project, this modest selection spans four wars. While many of the collections are nurses’ tales, there is also the story of a code breaker (Ann Caracristi), a welder (Meda Brendall), and a flight surgeon (Rhonda Cornum), plus two women who rose through the ranks to secure places in the military history books. Jeanne Holm served her country for 33 years, in 1971 becoming the first woman general in the Air Force. And in December 1990, Darlene Iskra became the first woman to command a U.S. Navy ship. [Read Press Release] Meda Brendall CIVILIAN World War IIVideo Interview and Photographs Ann Caracristi CIVILIAN World War IIVideo Interview Rhonda Cornum AIR FORCE Persian GulfVideo Interview Violet Hill Gordon ARMY World War IIAudio Interview and Photographs Jeanne Holm AIR FORCE World War II, Korea and Vietnam Video Interview, Memoirs and Official Documents Darlene Iskra NAVY Persian GulfVideo Interview and Photographs Frances Liberty ARMY World War II, Korea and Vietnam Video Interview and Photographs Jeanne Urbin Markle ARMY VietnamAudio Interview and Photographs Rhona Prescott ARMY VietnamAudio Interview, Letter, Photographs and Poems Regina Schiffman ARMY Korea and VietnamAudio Interview, Photographs and Official Documents Wendy W. Taines ARMY Persian Gulf Audio Interview and Photograph Carolyn Tanaka ARMY VietnamM

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Important 60 Minutes Piece on VA Airing Sunday, January 3, 2010

Don’t miss this Sunday’s episode on how the Veteran’s Administration is leaving our veterans behind.

While I’ve heard there have been definite improvements within the system, I was troubled recently when I heard of a local OIF/OEF vet addicted to painkillers told there was a 6-8 week wait to get help. And they won’t remove the shrapnel from his body until his addiction is taken care of.

What quality of life does this warrior have in the meantime?

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