“At the NYC Veterans Day Parade with American Women Veterans.”

In September of 2010, I was up late as usual and typed the following words into google: US + veterans + organizations + women. This was a search that I had done off and on over a period of six years. Previously, it had led me to fabulous groups such as the Army Women’s Foundation, [...]

Parade Day Info

November 11, 2011 (with a special Moment of Remembrance at 11:11AM EST) 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 [...]

Parade Day Info

November 11, 2011 (with a special Moment of Remembrance at 11:11AM EST) 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 [...]

Army Sgt. Trista L. Moretti

Army Sgt. Trista L. Moretti KIA: June 25, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom Assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska AWV’s Facebook Memorial Page

Army Spc. Toccara R. Green

Army Spc. Toccara R. Green KIA: August 14, 2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom Assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, N.Y. AWV Facebook Memorial Page

Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout

Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout KIA: April 06, 2005 Operation Enduring Freedom Assigned to the 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, S.C. AWV Facebook Memorial Page

Army Cpl. Rachael L. Hugo

Army Cpl. Rachael L. Hugo KIA: October 05, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom Assigned to the 303rd Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, Michigan AWV’s Facebook Memorial Page

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers”

I left my baby when he was six weeks old to go to basic training and AIT. I came back just shy of his first birthday. I thought joining the National Guard, I was safe from deployment. Wrong. Just before my son turned two, my unit was activated, and we left for Iraq.

Army Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens

Army Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens KIA: October 10, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom Assigned to the 1st Postal Platoon, 834th Adjutant General Company, Miami

The nights in Kabul are beautiful

“I have learned that it will take time, perhaps more time than we are willing to give. We have an obligation to be honest with ourselves and what, as a nation, we are willing to give. We need to determine this and then make our policy decisions from there.”

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