Army Swears in its First Female Surgeon General

“The Army medical community is taking the many lessons learned from 10 years of war to sharpen its focus on prevention, wellness and healing troops’ physical and psychological scars, the service’s new surgeon general said. Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, first woman and first nonphysician to become the Army’s surgeon general, was promoted and assumed her [...]

White House Details Employment Resources for Veterans

“The Obama Administration has released a list of resources to help veterans translate their military skills for the civilian workforce, built new online tools to aid their search for jobs,and partnered with the Chamber of Commerce and the private sector to make it easier to connect our veterans with companies that want to hire them:” [...]

Combat Exclusion Policy Update: United States Senator Robert Menendez & American Women Veterans

American Women Veterans has been working non-stop, behind the scenes on the re-evaluation of the “Combat Exclusion Policy” in countless meetings on Capitol Hill. This Veterans Day, we, along with several Senators, are waiting patiently for the DoD Report on Women in the Armed Forces which was due out at the end of October. In [...]

AWV: Third Year Marching in the NYC Veterans’ Day Parade 11.11.11

American Women Veterans cordially invites women veterans from all eras and branches of service, as well as our brothers in service, to join us for the 3rd Anniversary of our inaugural march in New York City’s time honored Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2011. In 2009, American Women Veterans was proud to have set [...]

Pfc. Sarina N. Butcher

Pfc. Sarina N. Butcher KIA: November 1, 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom Assigned to 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Butcher was posthumously promoted to the rank of Specialist E-4) AWV Facebook memorial page

Army 1st Lt. Ashley White

Army 1st Lt. Ashley White KIA: October 22, 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom Assigned to 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, Goldsboro, N.C. AWV Facebook Memorial Page

A Tribute to Women Veterans from a Brother-in-Arms

From the artist: “This song is dedicated to all the “Women Warriors” who serve our country, past and present! Thank You!” Meet the artist: “If you ask Soldier Hard what has gotten him to where he is today, he’ll say “Determination & the will to carry on.” So it wasn’t a surprise, that his new [...]

The VA Announces PSA About Women Veterans

“The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking its internal culture-change message to the public with a new video about the vital role women play in the military and the importance of providing women Veterans with high quality health care. VA’s Women Veterans Health Strategic Health Care Group recently completed a 60-second public service announcement (PSA) [...]

U.S. Army Promotes First African-American Woman to Two-Star General

“The U.S. Army promoted Marcia Anderson to a major general at Fort Knox on Thursday. It makes Anderson the highest ranking African-American woman in the Army and also marks the first time the Army has promoted an African-American woman to the rank of two-star general. Anderson’s goal when she entered the service in 1979 was [...]

Team AWV submitted over 1,000 photos that helped the artists create this collage for the Jubilee House in NC

Team AWV (American Women Veterans) and families submitted over 1,000 photos that helped the artists create this collage for the home made over by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Fayetteville, NC. A collage of 1,000 female veterans grace this piece of art hanging in the Jubilee House fro homeless women veterans in Fayetteville, NC as [...]

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