Female Marine leads platoon, inspires others | The Globe
Posted in: USMCBy Gunnery Sgt. Katesha Washington, 2nd Marine Logistics Group View larger Photo Gallery Sgt. Tanell Nedd is one of the busiest noncommissioned officers working in the 2nd Marine Logistics Group these days. While she directs and mentors her platoon of young Marines, she is also preparing them for a grueling future deployment to Afghanistan. Nedd,
Remembering the women of the Marine Corps
Posted in: WMA, Women of the Corps History Projectposted by Dan Boniface written by: Dave Delozier BROOMFIELD – The walls of the Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum tell a story of sacrifice. Created in 2002, the museum is filled with photos and stories of area veterans. While the museum has grown both in size and popularity in the community, there was one thing missing. Most of the photos
Women & Marines
Posted in: Training, USMCby Marine Corps News–>Cpl. Priscilla Sneden | Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (An older story from Marines Magazine you may have missed) In today’s corps, women play a vital role in the operating forces at home and abroad. Female Marines execute their daily tasks just as their male counterparts do from recruit training at Marine Corps
OH-2 Pulps Paper from Uniforms and Sentimental Items
Posted in: WMAThe lady Leathernecks of WMA’s OH-2 “Chesty Puller” Chapter held their quarterly meeting in Cleveland March 27 so they could participate in a veteran workshop sponsored by Paper Bridges (www.paperbridges.org) at the Morgan Conservatory of Papermaking. The four-hour session consisted of breaking military uniforms and sentimental items down to pulp and then using molds to
Molly Marines Singleton & Valdez
Posted in: WMAOn November 10, 1943, the city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine.” A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. For female Marines, Molly represents the countless contributions female Marines have made to the Corps. She has become
Molly Marines Herberger & Porter
Posted in: WMAOn November 10, 1943, the city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine.” A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. For female Marines, Molly represents the countless contributions female Marines have made to the Corps. She has become
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Molly Marine ~ The Statue and the Award
Posted in: USMC, WMAIn the city of New Orleans, on November 10, 1943, the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform known as Molly Marine was dedicated. Commissioned by a local recruiter, the statue was to help recruit women during World War II. Renowned artist Enrique Alferez, a Mexican immigrant who it is said wanted
Writing Women Back into Military History…Beginning With Michigan
Posted in: WMAToday is the last day of National Women’s History Month. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the event, along with the many events held nationally, the WMA MI-2 Motor City Chapter co-sponsored a screening of “Lioness: There for the Action. Missing From History“. The documentary follows a group of female Army support soldiers who found themselves
Scout News In San Diego California – She freed a man to fight
Posted in: WMAAt the climax of World War II, most United States citizens were anxious to do their part to help the U.S. and its Allies defeat offending nations, and Alyce Williamson is one of the few women who contributed by donning a Marine Corps uniform. A slogan campaign to recruit females to the military read, free
Letting Women Reach Women in Afghan War | New York Times
Posted in: AfghanistanBy ELISABETH BUMILLER Published: March 6, 2010 Monica Almeida/The New York TimesFemale Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., will be sent to Helmand Province next month to try to win over rural Afghan women. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marines in a recent “cultural awareness” class scribbled careful notes as the instructor coached them on do’s
Women’s History Month and Women Veteran Contributions
Posted in: History, MilitaryToday is the first day of National Women’s History Month. This marks the 30th Anniversary of celebrating Women’s History Month and this year’s theme is “Writing Women Back into History”. Women are particularly missing from Military history…not that are aren’t accounts, they’re just not widely known. Women comprise ~14% of the armed forces today. Approximately 1.7 million