Women veterans WWII group seeks new members
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Check out this story from Sunday’s Connecticut Post about a group of female World War II veterans looking to boost their dwindling numbers, possibly by bringing in members who served in more recent conflicts.
The WAVES, which stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, were an all-female division of the Navy. According to the Wikipedia entry, most of the women did clerical work, but some took positions in the aviation community, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), medical professions, communications, intelligence, storekeeper, science and technology.
The group has 98 units nationwide, with 3,600 members. According to the Connecticut Post story, 17 women belong to WAVES National Unit 82 based in Fairfield, Conn. (the closest unit to the Lower Hudson Valley), and they’re looking for more members.
Of course, this begs the question: what happens to veterans groups tied to a specific conflict, when all the members begin to die off? Imagine a 2038 blog (or will we just download information directly into our brains by then?) letting readers know the local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter wants to boost its numbers….
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