Congress Approves Arlington Cemetery Burials For Female WWII Pilots

• May 12, 2016

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AmateisGal

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I've been keeping my eye on this via social media. There was a big push to get this done and I'm so glad that Congress did the right thing.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...mpaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

 

• May 12, 2016

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It is about time.

Actually, I was surprised to learn that they were not buried there from the get go.

 

• May 13, 2016

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Tiki Tom said:

It is about time.

Actually, I was surprised to learn that they were not buried there from the get go.

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During WWII, if a WASP was killed, the other pilots had to take up a collection to either bury her or ship the body back home. The Army would not pay, and did not recognize them as part of the military.