,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ejaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,murk[ski 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,sullivan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
designate ! m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs locat$ 9 ,an*orage1   
,alaska1 z ! ,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise       
,rasmuson ,campus ( ! ,alaska ,,va      
,heal?c>e ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise ,rasmuson ,campus (
 ! ,alaska ,,va ,heal?c>e ,sy/em ,act ( 
#bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,m>y ,l\ise 7,milligan7    
,rasmuson 0 born ,april #aa1 #aiaa1 9   
,ea/ ,pittsburgh1 ,p5nsylvania4  7#b7   
,m>y ,l\ise receiv$ a ,ba*elor ( ,sci5ce
 degree f ! ,c>negie ,in/itute (        
,te*nology & a ,ma/] ( ,education degree
 f ! ,univ]sity ( ,pittsburgh4  7#c7    
,m>y ,l\ise 0 "o ( ! fir/ two wom5 to   
receive an ,honor>y ,doctorate ( ,laws  

degree f ! ,c>negie ,in/itute (         
,te*nology4  7#d7 ,9 #aidb1 ,m>y ,l\ise 
jo9$ ! ,wom5's ,army ,auxili>y ,corps z 
a ,private & 0 9 ! fir/ graduat+ class4 
7#e7 ,m>y ,l\ise work$ up ! ranks1 & 9  
#aieg1 ,presid5t ,dwight ,eis5h[]       
appo9t$ ,m>y ,l\ise z ! ,fif? ,director 
( ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps & %e 0         
reappo9t$ to ?is position by ,presid5t  
,john ,f4 ,k5n$y 9 #aifa4  7#f7 ,9      
#aifb1 ,colonel ,rasmuson retir$ f !    
,army4  7#g7 ,colonel ,rasmuson 0       
recogniz$ = h] out/&+ s]vice 9 ! ,wom5's
 ,army ,corps ) ! ,legion ( ,m]it aw>d )
 two ,oak ,leaf ,clu/]s = h] "w 9 exp&+ 
! roles & duties ( wom5 9 ! ,army1 z    
well z h] role 9 integrat+ ,black wom5 9
 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps4  7#h7 ,colonel 
,rasmuson became ,director ( ! ,wom5's  
,army ,corps dur+ tumultu\s times & is  
cr$it$ ) enhanc+ ! image & recruitm5t ( 
wom5 into ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps dur+ h]
 ye>s z ! ,director4  7#i7 ,colonel     
,rasmuson exp&$ opportunities = wom5 to 
s]ve 9 assignm5ts previ\sly res]v$ only 

= m51 />t+ ) ! assignm5ts ( #ab enli/$  
wom5 into ! ,fir/ ,missile ,ma/] ,unit  
at ,=t ,meade1 ,m>yl&4  7#aj7 ,colonel  
,rasmuson 0 in/rum5tal 9 enabl+ wom5 to 
be promot$ above ! grade ( ,e-#g into ! 
highe/ enli/$ ranks ( ! ,army1 ,e-#h &  
,e-#i4  7#aa7 ,dur+ h] "t 9 ! ,wom5's   
,army ,corps1 ,colonel ,rasmuson 0 !    
guid+ =ce beh9d ! ,army op5+ up !       
college enli/m5t option to wom5 "u !    
self-enhancem5t programs & witness$ !   
fir/ female enli/$ memb] att5d college  
"u ^? programs4  7#ab7 ,! c>e] (        
,colonel ,rasmuson also laid ! gr\ndwork
 = wom5 to be fully integrat$ into !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,army :5 ! ,wom5's ,army  
,corps 0 disb&$ 9 #aigh4  7#ac7 ,9      
#aifa1 ,m>y ,l\ise m>ri$ a prom95t lead]
 9 ,alaska1 ,elm] ,e4 ,rasmuson1 & %e 0 
! fir/ ,director ( ! ,wom5's ,army      
,corps to be m>ri$ :ile s]v+ 9 t        
position4  7#ad7 ,aft] h] retirem5t f   
milit>y s]vice 9 #aifb1 ,m>y ,l\ise mov$
 to ,alaska :]e %e cont9u$ h] lead]%ip z
 a vet]an 9 h] community 9 ,alaska4     

7#ae7 ,m>y ,l\ise s]v$ z ,fir/ ,lady (  
,an*orage aft] ! deva/at+ magnitude #i4b
 e>?quake 9 #aifd1 aft] h] husb&1 ,elm]1
 0 elect$ z mayor1 s]v+ f #aifd to      
#aifg4  7#af7 ,m>y ,l\ise 0 an advocate 
( social ju/ice1 education1 & ! arts    
dur+ h] #de ye>s ( "w on ! ,bo>d ( !    
,rasmuson ,f\ndation4  7#ag7 ,m>y ,l\ise
 s]v$ z ! ,honor>y ,*air & 0 a major    
f\nd] to r5ovate ! ,an*orage ,vet]ans   
,memorial on ! ,delaney ,p>k/rip 9      
d[nt[n ,an*orage4  7#ah7 ,m>y ,l\ise    
also contribut$ to ! ,army ,wom5's      
,museum1 ! ,national ,museum ( !        
,am]ican ,indian1 & ! ,national ,museum 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army4  7#ai7 ,m>y    
,l\ise 0 ! ,*air ( ! ,an*orage ,museum  
,f\ndation & help$ e/abli% ! museum 9   
,an*orage1 s]v+ z its ,*air = #ba ye>s4 
7#bj7 ,on ,july #cj1 #bjab1 ,m>y ,l\ise 
di$ at h] home 9 ,an*orage1 at ! age (  
#aja1 b h] legacy ( "* & lead]%ip w     
endure z an example to all :o s]ve 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y4  #c4 ,designation
 ( ,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise ,rasmuson       

,campus ( ! ,alaska ,,va ,heal?c>e      
,sy/em  7a7 ,designation ,! m$ical c5t] 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9     
,an*orage1 ,alaska1 %all1 aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 be kn[n &        
designat$ z ! ,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise      
,rasmuson ,campus ( ! ,alaska ,,va      
,heal?c>e ,sy/em4  7b7 ,ref]5ce ,any    
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1     
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! m$ical c5t] ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a7 %all be consid]$ to be a 
ref]5ce to ! ,colonel ,m>y ,l\ise       
,rasmuson ,campus ( ! ,alaska ,,va      
,heal?c>e ,sy/em4