,,iv #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aje ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #f1 #bjah,mr4 ,issa 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ,,concurr5t ,,resolution ,commemorat+ ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( wom5 s]v+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e ,corps4 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy1 ,josephus ,daniels1 us$ ! ,naval ,res]ve ,act ( #aiaf1 :i* all[$ = ! enli/m5t ( qualifi$ p]sons1 to enli/ wom52 ,:]eas1 al?\gh wom5 did n (ficially s]ve 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e ,corps until #aiah1 _m wom5 h answ]$ ! call ( duty f _! c\ntry1 s]v+ ) honor & di/9ction = decades prior1 to include ! leg5d>y ,lucy ,brew] dur+ ! ,w> ( #ahab2 ,:]eas1 be=e %e _h ! "r to vote1 ,private ,opha ,may ,johnson is (ficially cr$it$ z ! fir/ female ,m>9e :5 %e enli/$ = s]vice on ,augu/ #ac1 #aiah2 ,:]eas1 dur+ #aiah1 approximately ?ree hundr$ wom5 ent]$ ! ,m>9e ,corps to take ov] ! /ateside cl]ical duties f ! battle-ready ,m>9es :o 7 ne$$ ov]seas to fight 9 ,_w ,w> ,i2 ,:]eas ! ,m>9e ,corps ,wom5's ,res]ve 0 =m$ 9 ,febru>y #aidc2 ,:]eas ,capta9 ,anne ,l5tz became ! fir/ female commission$ (fic]1 ,lucille ,ell5 ,mc,clarren became ! fir/ female enli/$ ,m>9e "u ! direction ( ,colonel ,ru? ,*5ey ,/reet]1 ! fir/ ,director ( ,wom5 ,m>9e ,res]vi/s2 ,:]eas ov] tw5ty-?ree ?\s& wom5 jo9$ ! ,corps dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 p]=m+ ov] two hundr$ diff]5t assignm5ts2 ,:]eas1 aft] ea* ( ! ,_w ,w>s1 all ( ! milit>y bran*es began dis5roll+ ! wom5 :o sign$ up to s]ve1 & ?us on ,june #ab1 #aidh1 ,congress pass$ ! ,wom5's ,arm$ ,s]vices ,integration ,act ( #aidh1 :i* integrat$ wom5 z a p]man5t "p ( ! regul> ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces ! foll[+ ,janu>y2 ,:]eas ! #aidh ,wom5's ,arm$ ,s]vices ,integration ,act au?oriz$ "o hundr$ regul> female ,m>9e (fic]s1 t5 w>rant (fic]s1 & "o ?\s& enli/$ wom5 9 a gradual buildup ov] a two-ye> p]iod1 ) c&idates com+ f ,res]ve wom5 ,m>9es /ill on active duty & ^? ) prior s]vice2 ,:]eas female ,m>9es tra9$ at ,hunt] ,college & ,camp ,lejeune & on ,febru>y #bc1 #aidi1 ! #c;d ,recruit ,tra9+ ,battalion at ,m>9e ,corps ,recruit ,depot ,p>ris ,isl&1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 0 reactivat$ = tra9+ non-vet]an female ,m>9es--fifty female recruits =m$ ! fir/ all-female platoon ( ,m>9es to take a six-week tra9+ c\rse1 l$ by ,capta9 ,m>g>et ,h5d]son2 ,:]eas al?\gh ,african ,am]icans 7 giv5 ! opportunity to enli/ 9 ! ,m>9e ,corps 9 #aidb1 ! ,corps rema9$ segregat$ until ,presid5t ,h>ry ,s4 ,truman issu$ ,executive ,ord] #iiha on ,july #bf1 #aidh1 to desegregate ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y #aidi1 ,annie ,e4 ,graham & ,ann ,e/elle ,lamb became ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican females to enli/ 9 ! ,m>9e ,corps2 ,:]eas1 9 ! summ] ( #aidi1 ! fir/ ,wom5 ,(fic]s ,tra9+ ,class 0 held at ,m>9e ,corps ,base ,quantico1 ,virg9ia1 & ! quota ( sev5 ,regul> commissions 7 giv5 ^u completion ( ! class2 ,:]eas1 9 addition to integrat+ wom5 into ! ,regul> ,m>9e ,corps1 a /rong wom5's ,res]ve 0 also develop$ ) ! fir/ ,wom5's ,res]ve platoon be+ activat$ on ,april #ad1 #aidi2 ,:]eas1 )9 fifte5 mon?s1 all ?irte5 ,wom5's ,res]ve platoons 7 mobiliz$ 9 response to ! ,korean ,crisis2 ,:]eas1 9 ,april #aifj1 ,ma/] ,gunn]y ,s]geant ,g]ald9e ,m4 ,moran became ! fir/ female ,m>9e promot$ to ! highe/ enli/$ rank1 ,e-#i2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifg1 ,presid5t ,johnson sign$ a law to repeal ! limits on ! numb] ( wom5 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & ,ma/] ,s]geant ,b>b>a ,jean ,dul9sky became ! fir/ ( ?irty-six female ,m>9es to s]ve 9 a combat zone1 :5 %e 0 assign$ to ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y ,assi/ance ,comm& ,vietnam combat op]ations c5t] 9 ,saigon2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #aigjs1 ! majority ( billets 7 op5$ to wom51 includ+ to att5d ! ,drill ,in/ructor ,academy1 &1 9 #aigg1 ! fir/ co-ed ,basic ,s*ool class comm5c$ ) #bb females2 ,:]eas1 9 #aigb1 ,ma/] ,s]geant ,ca!r9e ,g4 ,murray became ! fir/ female ,m>9e to retire f ! ,corps1 s]v+ honorably = ne>ly tw5ty ye>s2 %e liv$ to be "o hundr$ ye>s old & pass$ away peacefully on ,decemb] #bj1 #bjag1 & 0 laid to re/ 9 ,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #aa1 #aigh1 ,colonel ,m>g>et ,a4 ,brew] 0 promot$ to brigadi] g5]al1 ! fir/ female g5]al 9 ! ,corps' hi/ory2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiic1 ,second ,lieut5ant ,s>ah ,deal became ! fir/ female ,m>9e accept$ into naval aviation tra9+2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiid1 ,brigadi] ,g5]al ,c>ol ,mutt] became ! fir/ female ,m>9e promot$ to major g5]al1 & 9 #aiif1 %e became ! fir/ female ?ree-/> (fic] across ! milit>y bran*es2 ,:]eas ! fir/ gr\p ( wom5 ,m>9es complet$ integrat$ ,m>9e ,combat ,tra9+ ,c\rse at ,camp ,geig]1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 9 #aiig2 ,:]eas ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,v]nice ,arm\r became ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican female combat pilot 9 any milit>y s]vice bran*1 fly+ ! ,,ah-#a,w ,sup] ,cobra attack helicopt] 9 ! #bjjc invasion ( ,iraq & s]v+ two t\rs 9 support ( ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om2 ,:]eas ! fir/ all-female ,m>9e ,team conduct$ its fir/ mission 9 s\!rn ,afghani/an 9 #bjji2 ,:]eas ,s]geant ,major ,angela ,maness became ! fir/ female to assume ! duties ( ! s5ior enli/$ ,m>9e at ,m>9e ,b>racks ,wa%+ton1 kn[n z ! olde/ po/ ( ! ,corps1 9 #bjac2 ,:]eas ! fir/ #d females graduat$ f ! ,s*ool ( ,infantry 9 ,janu>y #bjaf1 &1 on ,septemb] #be1 #bjag1 ! fir/ female ,m>9e graduat$ f ! ,infantry ,(fic] ,c\rse s9ce ! c\rse op5$ to wom5 9 #bjab2 & ,:]eas today female ,m>9es make up #g4f p]c5t ( ! ,corps' /r5g?1 & s]ve 9 #hb p]c5t ( all ,milit>y ,occupational ,specialties3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 commemorates ! s]vice1 d$ication1 & sacrifice ( our female ,m>9es & _! families :o h s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e ,corps2 7#b7 comm5ds all ! brave female ,m>9es :o h s]v$ pr\dly ) di/9ction & honor--ea* g5]ation evolv+ b always ma9ta9+ ! pr\d traditions ( ! ,m>9e ,corps2 7#c7 notes t ?irty-six female ,m>9es s]v$ 9 ,vietnam betwe5 #aifg & #aigc1 approximately "o ?\s& female ,m>9es deploy$ = ,op]ations ,des]t ,%ield & ,des]t ,/orm 9 #aiij1 & ov] fifte5 ?\s& d$icat$ female ,m>9es h s]v$ 9 combat 9 ,afghani/an s9ce #bjja & ,iraq s9ce #bjjc1 includ+ t5 :o h made ! ultimate sacrifice & eighty-"o :o 7 injur$2 7#d7 celebrates all curr5t & future female ,m>9es = _! cont9u$ ef=ts to answ] ! c\ntry's call+ to s]ve2 & 7#e7 recognizes t all female ,m>9es are1 simply1 ,m>9es4