H.R. 2014: To award a congressional gold medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (“WASP”)
April 22, 2009 at 1:57 pm | Posted in Aviation Law | 1 Commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
H.R. 2014: To award a congressional gold medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (“WASP”) was introduced on April 21, 2009 by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). The text is not yet available.
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You will also want to read this touching tribute about one of the WASP that died while serving in WWII. Don’t miss it:
http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2009/05/congressional_gold_medal_for_m.html
When Mabel tragically died while flying her Air Force plane, she became one of the first members of an even smaller and more elite group. Mabel was one of only 38 female pilots that died while serving in WWII. Not only did these brave and talented women face blatant prejudice and receive lower pay, they were also not even given full and rightful military status until 34 years after the war. Our government did not even pay to transport the lifeless bodies of these fallen female patriots back to their home towns for burial. Overt discrimination was ubiquitous in the military then – and persisted for decades afterward. Recognition for the service and sacrifices of the women pilots has been painfully slow in coming, and long overdue.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2009/05/congressional_gold_medal_for_m.html
Comment by Everyday Citizen— May 27, 2009 #