Female Pilots of World War II Deserve Same Honors as Men

Date Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2016

More than 12 million Americans (11 percent of the population) were in the United States military in 1945. Some were women who served stateside and overseas. Some were pilots. In 1977, women veterans were granted veteran status with the same status and benefits as their male colleagues. Forty years later, the Army decided that the "women pilots’ status as veterans doesn’t entitle them to burial spots in Arlington National Cemetery." These Walla Walla, Washington editors believe it is wrong and disgraceful.

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