Comments on: Being a Woman Veteran http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy Siskind http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-46067 Amy Siskind Thu, 20 May 2010 01:01:03 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-46067 What a lovely message Shelly. Thank you! What a lovely message Shelly. Thank you!

]]> By: Shelly http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-46065 Shelly Wed, 19 May 2010 20:53:05 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-46065 My nine-year-old, as we were talking about the National Cemetary events as Memorial Day approaches, told me "Well, I guess that's where I'll be buried then. There or Arlington." She stands a good chance at Arlington since she's already determined to attend Annapolis. Thank you for helping to pave her way. My nine-year-old, as we were talking about the National Cemetary events as Memorial Day approaches, told me “Well, I guess that’s where I’ll be buried then. There or Arlington.” She stands a good chance at Arlington since she’s already determined to attend Annapolis. Thank you for helping to pave her way.

]]> By: The Meaning of a Girl in Uniform : Jenn Q. Public http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16348 The Meaning of a Girl in Uniform : Jenn Q. Public Fri, 15 May 2009 10:57:05 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16348 [...] the whole story by Kayla Williams at The New Agenda.  She is one of more than 1.8 million women vets who deserve greater public recognition for their [...] [...] the whole story by Kayla Williams at The New Agenda.  She is one of more than 1.8 million women vets who deserve greater public recognition for their [...]

]]> By: Jenn Q. Public http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16309 Jenn Q. Public Fri, 15 May 2009 00:24:16 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16309 Sounds like someone raised that little girl right! Thanks for sharing this sweet story, and thank you for your service. Sounds like someone raised that little girl right! Thanks for sharing this sweet story, and thank you for your service.

]]> By: Shez ZK http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16286 Shez ZK Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:18 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16286 I was raised in the military. Imagine my shock a couple of years ago to find out about the need for the <b>Purple Heart Equity Act (H.R. 1119)</b> to allow equity of female soldiers and their spouses-families, that had received a Purple Heart, to be treated the same as a male soldier Purple Heart recipient : <blockquote> http://www.house.gov/susandavis/press/pr041508purple.shtml "According to the Federal Charter of the Order, male members of the Order are allowed to invite their wives to join with limited membership benefits. However, because of how the Charter is written, female members of the Order are prohibited from inviting their husbands. “The goal is to fully honor the women of the Armed Forces who have won the Purple Heart defending our great freedoms and their families,” said Davis, Chairwoman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee. “It is time we built upon the great traditions of the Purple Heart and fully recognize the women who have received this high honor. Surely, their wounds and sacrifices are just as meaningful.” “When Congress chartered the MOPH in 1958, they could not have foreseen that the expanded role of women in combat zones would result in so many female recipients of the Purple Heart,” said Vitter. “This legislation rightfully extends membership in this organization to the husbands of our nation’s brave women in uniform who have served and sacrificed on behalf of freedom.” </blockquote> This <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1119" rel="nofollow">Purple Heart Family Equity Act</a> to include and acknowledge the spouses/families of both sexes was introduced in 2007 and FINALLY signed into law last year on April 30, 2008. The first woman to receive a Purple Heart was in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. This should have been established or amended back then to completely and equally honor women serving in our military, to fully respect them and their loved ones and their combined sacrifices, not this many years later. Goddess Bless and Thank You to all of our women serving and to our women veterans. And your families. I was raised in the military. Imagine my shock a couple of years ago to find out about the need for the Purple Heart Equity Act (H.R. 1119) to allow equity of female soldiers and their spouses-families, that had received a Purple Heart, to be treated the same as a male soldier Purple Heart recipient :

http://www.house.gov/susandavi.....rple.shtml

“According to the Federal Charter of the Order, male members of the Order are allowed to invite their wives to join with limited membership benefits. However, because of how the Charter is written, female members of the Order are prohibited from inviting their husbands.

“The goal is to fully honor the women of the Armed Forces who have won the Purple Heart defending our great freedoms and their families,” said Davis, Chairwoman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee. “It is time we built upon the great traditions of the Purple Heart and fully recognize the women who have received this high honor. Surely, their wounds and sacrifices are just as meaningful.”

“When Congress chartered the MOPH in 1958, they could not have foreseen that the expanded role of women in combat zones would result in so many female recipients of the Purple Heart,” said Vitter. “This legislation rightfully extends membership in this organization to the husbands of our nation’s brave women in uniform who have served and sacrificed on behalf of freedom.”

This Purple Heart Family Equity Act to include and acknowledge the spouses/families of both sexes was introduced in 2007 and FINALLY signed into law last year on April 30, 2008. The first woman to receive a Purple Heart was in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. This should have been established or amended back then to completely and equally honor women serving in our military, to fully respect them and their loved ones and their combined sacrifices, not this many years later.

Goddess Bless and Thank You to all of our women serving and to our women veterans. And your families.

]]> By: goesh http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16281 goesh Thu, 14 May 2009 16:09:53 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16281 Welcome home, Lonni. 69-70, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force. Welcome home, Lonni. 69-70, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force.

]]> By: Lonni http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16270 Lonni Thu, 14 May 2009 13:37:32 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16270 I'm a female Veteran from the VietNam Era. I know what you mean. I’m a female Veteran from the VietNam Era. I know what you mean.

]]> By: goesh http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/05/14/being-a-woman-veteran/comment-page-1/#comment-16265 goesh Thu, 14 May 2009 12:44:38 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=9264#comment-16265 There still prevails in some quarters the meme of the military being nothng but a killing machine, filled with knuckle dragging psychopaths. The reason the military provides efficient delivery of goods and services to roughly 150,000 combat troops on 2 fronts, Ahganistan and Iraq, and sustains them for 6+ years is because women with their many talents and capabilities are fully utilized and integrated. From fighter pilot to mechanic, gunner to data entry clerk, they pull an equal weight with equal pay. They are in the Command structure more than ever before and the integration that has occured over the past 20 years is truly astounding in comparison to the civilian side of things. This is not to say problems don't still exist for women in the military but we don't see Commanders denigrated the way Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were. There would be a quick court martial and probably jail time for any military personnel who took a cardboard cut out of a woman general and filmed sexual antics with said cut out. There still prevails in some quarters the meme of the military being nothng but a killing machine, filled with knuckle dragging psychopaths. The reason the military provides efficient delivery of goods and services to roughly 150,000 combat troops on 2 fronts, Ahganistan and Iraq, and sustains them for 6+ years is because women with their many talents and capabilities are fully utilized and integrated. From fighter pilot to mechanic, gunner to data entry clerk, they pull an equal weight with equal pay. They are in the Command structure more than ever before and the integration that has occured over the past 20 years is truly astounding in comparison to the civilian side of things. This is not to say problems don’t still exist for women in the military but we don’t see Commanders denigrated the way Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were. There would be a quick court martial and probably jail time for any military personnel who took a cardboard cut out of a woman general and filmed sexual antics with said cut out.

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