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IMAGE: Monument at Danville National Cemetery, IL

NCA restores name and records of a soldier buried under assumed name

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2018 8:34 amNovember 8, 2018 Posted in Memorial Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 339 views

Following the Battle of Chickamauga, the Confederates captured the military hospital in Athens on Sept. 27, …

Rear Admiral George L. Russell, USN, (Judge Advocate General of the Navy) Swears in the first six women in the Regular Navy while the Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, far left, looks on. Captain Joy B. Hancock, Director of the Womans Reserve, is next to RADM Russell, July 7, 1948. The first six enlisted women are: Front row: (left to right) Chief Yeoman Wilma J. Marchal, USN; Yeoman Second Class Edna E. Young, USN; Hospital Corpsman First Class Ruth Flora, USN. Second row: (left to right) Aviation Storekeeper First Class Kay L. Langen, USN; (hidden behind the front row): Storekeeper Second Class Frances T. Devaney, USN; and Teleman Doris R. Robertson, USN. Photo courtesy of NHHC.

The Yeoman (F) Program and the Legacy of Women Veterans

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2018 1:09 pmSeptember 21, 2018 Posted in Memorial Affairs, Top Stories, Veterans Legacy Program by Jessica Tozer 755 views

The Yeoman (F)s, popularly called ‘Yeomanettes’ to their objection, were established by …

Image: Andy Fancher interviews a WWII Veteran

Photograph of great grandfather in uniform inspires teen to film the stories of WWII Veterans

Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2017 7:53 amDecember 14, 2017 Posted in Guest Posts, Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 260 views

The purpose of this high school student's mission is simple; capture the first-hand accounts of our heroic …