SFC Leroy Petry’s Medal of Honor Reception

The American Legion and the United States Army held a reception in New York City celebrating Medal of Honor recipient SFC Leroy Petry. American Women veterans founder Genevieve Chase and volunteers Chris Page and Stella Serpa were on hand to personally congratulate him on this rare and distinguished honor.

Will Justin Timberlake Answer the Call from AWV?

Recently, Justin Timberlake told Mila Kunis that she needed to accompany Sgt. Scott Moore, of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Afghanistan, to the USMC Ball “for her country.” She accepted! (You can Sgt. Moore’s video here) Now, AWV founder Genevieve Chase is asking the same from Justin Timberlake: Will he join female veterans in [...]

The AWV Team at Work on Capitol Hill

On Monday, June 27th the AWV team in Washington, D.C. met with Senators on the Hill to discuss the DoD’s Combat Exclusion Policy. There were five scheduled meetings including a face-to-face with the office of the Committee on Armed Services! Senator Cardin already signed our letter to Secretary Gates and his successor and Senator Blunt’s [...]

Help on the way for female combat veterans

The FET team isn’t the only population that is seeking help. There are thousands of female veterans who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan who have been exposed to direct fire or experienced some type of combat while serving in support roles such as combat photographers, truck drivers, radio operators and military policemen.

First Woman Assumes Command of the Coast Guard Academy

Rear Adm. Sandra Stosz has become the first woman to lead the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the first to head any of the military services’ academies. Stosz was installed today as 40th superintendent of the New London, Conn., campus, replacing Rear Adm. J. Scott Burhoe, who led the school since 2007. The native of [...]

VA preparing itself for new services for women veterans

“The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to break out of its old-boy club image by expanding services for women veterans, officials said today. The recent influx of women veterans – especially those of child-bearing age – has caused VA hospitals and clinics to reconsider the services offered to women, said Patricia Hayes, chief consultant [...]

Transition to Civilian Life Challenging for Homeless Female Vets

The fastest growing segment of the homeless veteran population is women with children, said Genevieve Chase, founder and executive director of American Women Veterans.

Harvard, Navy To Sign Agreement On ROTC Return

Harvard and several other prominent schools, including Stanford, Yale and Columbia, had kept the Vietnam-era ROTC ban in place following the war because they viewed the military policy forbidding gays from serving openly as discriminatory.

Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice

Kelly is the most senior U.S. military officer to lose a son or daughter in Iraq or Afghanistan. He was giving voice to a growing concern among soldiers and Marines: The American public is largely unaware of the price its military pays to fight the United States’ distant conflicts.

Woman by woman, the VA is changing its culture

“Seventy-five percent of our female patients are under 40 years old,” she said. “Their health care needs are obviously going to be different,” than more traditional patients — older males.

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