,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #egi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjai,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,congress t a commemorative po/age /amp 
s]ies %\ld be issu$ honor+ wom5 vet]ans1
 & t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory        
,committee %\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/]  
,g5]al t su* a /amp s]ies be issu$4     
,:]eas !re are approximately two million
 wom5 vet]ans liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :o
 h s]v$ _! ,nation ) honor & di/9ction1 
yet _! s]vice is (t5 =gott5 & !y become 
invisible vet]ans2 ,:]eas su* wom5 h    
made invaluable contributions s9ce !    
,am]ican ,revolution2 ,:]eas ,deborah   
,sampson ( ,massa*usetts & ,m>g>et      
,corb9 ( ,new ,york1 s]v$ dur+ !        
,am]ican ,revolution & 7 w\nd$ 9 combat1
 & ,congress grant$ bo? pione]+ wom5    
p5sions = _! s]vice2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,m>y   
,edw>ds ,walk] s]v$ z a surgeon dur+ !  

,am]ican ,civil ,w>1 & is ! only woman  
to date to h be5 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor2
 ,:]eas ,ca?y ,williams1 :o 0 born a    
slave1 enli/$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,regul> 
,army disguis$ z a man & s]v$ 9 !       
,am]ican ,we/ = ?ree ye>s2 ,:]eas ,l5ah 
,sutcliffe ,higbee1 a ,navy ,nurse :o   
s]v$ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i1 0 ! fir/ woman to 
receive ! ,navy ,cross2 ,:]eas ,hazel   
,lee1 ! fir/ ,asian-,am]ican woman to   
become a milit>y pilot1 flew ) ,wom5    
,air=ce ,s]vice ,pilots 7,w,a,s,ps7 dur+
 ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas eight wom5 gave _!
 lives s]v+ 9 ,vietnam1 includ+ #a/     
,lieut5ant ,%>on ,ann ,lane1 #bnd       
,lieut5ant ,pamela ,doro?y ,donovan1    
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,annie ,ru? ,graham1
 ,capta9 ,amy ,!rese ,kl9k]s1 #bnd      
,lieut5ant ,c>ol ,ann ,elizabe? ,drazba1
 #bnd ,lieut5ant ,elizabe? ,ann ,jones1 
,capt4 ,eleanor ,grace ,alex&]1 & #a/   
,lieut5ant ,h$wig ,diane ,or[ski2 ,:]eas
 ,speciali/ ,lori ,pie/ewa1 a memb] ( ! 
,hopi ,tribe1 0 ! fir/ ,native-,am]ican 
woman 9 hi/ory to die 9 combat :ile s]v+

 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y & ! fir/     
woman 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y kill$ 9 
,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om2 ,:]eas #a/    
,lieut5ant ,a%ley ,:ite & ,capta9       
,j5nif] ,mor5o1 bo? soldi]s & ,cultural 
,support ,team memb]s1 gave _! lives =  
our ,nation s]v+ 9 action alongside !   
special op]ations =ces !y support$ 9    
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy 
,s5ior ,*ief ,petty ,(fic] ,%annon ,k5t1
 cryptologic te*nician1 wife1 & "m1 0   
kill$ 9 action 9 ,manbij1 ,syria2 &     
,:]eas ^! wom5 w>riors & millions ( o!rs
 %\ld be honor$ = _! s]vice & recogniz$ 
= _! important contributions to ?is     
,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld
 issue a commemorative po/age /amp s]ies
 honor+ wom5 vet]ans2 &  7#b7 !         
,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory ,committee    
%\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su*
 a /amp s]ies be issu$4