,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,s*um] 7= ,ms4 ,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,ms4   
,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,te/]1  
,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4      
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mrs4        
,capito77 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel& 
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs        
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 
%\ld issue a commemorative po/age /amp  
s]ies honor+ wom5 vet]ans ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces & t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory   
,committee %\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/]  
,g5]al t su* a /amp s]ies be issu$4     
,:]eas !re are approximately #b1jjj1jjj 
wom5 vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces liv+ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 :o h s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ) honor & di/9ction1 yet ! s]vice ( ^? 
wom5 is (t5 =gott5 & !y become invisible
 vet]ans2 ,:]eas wom5 vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces h made invaluable contributions to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ! ,am]ican        

,revolution2 ,:]eas ,deborah ,sampson ( 
,massa*usetts & ,m>g>et ,corb9 ( ,new   
,york s]v$ dur+ ! ,am]ican ,revolution &
 7 w\nd$ 9 combat1 & ,congress grant$   
p5sions to bo? pione]+ wom5 = _! s]vice2
 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,m>y ,edw>ds ,walk] s]v$ z 
a surgeon dur+ ! ,am]ican ,civil ,w> &  
is ! only woman to h be5 aw>d$ ! ,m$al (
 ,honor2 ,:]eas ,ca?ay ,williams1 :o 0  
born a slave1 enli/$ 9 ! ,regul> ,army  
disguis$ z a man & s]v$ 9 ! ,am]ican    
,we/ = #c ye>s2 ,:]eas ,l5ah ,sutcliffe 
,higbee1 a nurse 9 ! ,navy :o s]v$ dur+ 
,_w ,w> ,i1 0 ! fir/ woman to receive ! 
,navy ,cross2 ,:]eas ,lieut5ant ,colonel
 ,*>ity ,adams ,e>ley1 ,wom5's ,army    
,corps1 comm&$ ! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al  
,directory ,battalion dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1
 :i* 0 ! only all-,african-,am]ican unit
 ( ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps to s]ve       
ov]seas dur+ t w>2 ,:]eas ,hazel ,lee1 !
 fir/ ,asian-,am]ican woman to become a 
pilot 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 flew ) ! ,wom5   
,air=ce ,s]vice ,pilots dur+ ,_w ,w>    
,,ii2 ,:]eas ,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise       

,rasmuson enli/$ 9 ! ,army z a private  
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii z "p ( an ef=t to use 
wom5 z milit>y pr(essionals1 cont9u$ to 
s]ve aft] ! w>1 0 appo9t$ by ,presid5t  
,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[] z ,director ( !    
,wom5's ,army ,corps 9 #aieg & reappo9t$
 by ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y 9 #aifa1 
0 aw>d$ ! ,legion ( ,m]it = h] "w to    
successfully integrate ,black wom5 into 
! ,wom5's ,army ,corps1 increas$ ! /r5g?
 ( ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps by ne>ly #be  
p]c5t1 ensur$ t ! ,army op5$ #bf new    
milit>y occupational specialties =      
active duty enli/$ wom5 & #ej su*       
specialties = wom5 res]vi/s1 &          
successfully f\ght = legislation to     
approve active duty cr$it = s]vice 9 !  
,wom5's ,army ,auxili>y ,corps1 !       
precursor to ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps1 to 
correct inequities = res]ve (fic]s ( !  
,wom5's ,army ,corps2 ,:]eas ,m>g>et    
,zane ,flem+ & h] #ab colleagues ) ! #a/
 ,mobile ,army ,surgical ,hospital :o   
l&$ at ,in*on1 ,korea1 on ,septemb] #ae1
 #aiej1 & ! _m o!r nurses1 physical     

!rapi/s1 ph>maci/s1 & o!r wom5 :o sav$  
lives 7 on ! front l9es ( n only !      
,korean ,w> b also ( m$ical trauma c>e2 
,:]eas #h wom5 gave _! lives :ile s]v+ 9
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ,vietnam1 includ+ ,fir/
 ,lieut5ant ,%>on ,ann ,lane1 ,second   
,lieut5ant ,pamela ,doro?y ,donovan1    
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,annie ,ru? ,graham1
 ,capta9 ,m>y ,!rese ,kl9k]1 ,second    
,lieut5ant ,c>ol ,ann ,elizabe? ,drazba1
 ,second ,lieut5ant ,elizabe? ,ann      
,jones1 ,capta9 ,eleanor ,grace ,alex&]1
 & ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,h$wig ,diane       
,orl[ski2 ,:]eas ,speciali/ ,lori       
,pie/ewa1 a memb] ( ! ,hopi ,tribe1 0 ! 
fir/ ,native-,am]ican woman 9 hi/ory to 
die 9 combat :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces &
 ! fir/ woman memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces     
kill$ 9 ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om2 ,:]eas
 ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,a%ley ,:ite & ,capta9
 ,j5nif] ,mor5o1 bo? soldi]s & memb]s ( 
! ,cultural ,support ,teams ( ! ,army1  
gave _! lives = ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile    
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
 all wom5 :o h s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces     
?r\gh\t our ,nation's hi/ory1 :e!r at ! 
front1 9 support positions beh9d ! l9es1
 or "h at home h m>k$ a trail ( honor = 
^? :o w foll[ !m2 & ,:]eas ^! wom5      
w>riors & millions ( o!rs %\ld be honor$
 = _! s]vice & recogniz$ = _! important 
contributions to ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate  
t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 
%\ld issue a commemorative po/age /amp  
s]ies honor+ wom5 vet]ans ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces2 &  7#b7 ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp        
,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d to ! 
,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp s]ies be   
issu$4