The Easton Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will present a program focusing on Women in the Military at the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Public Library on January 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Excerpts from the DVD entitled Unsung Heroes will be shown and discussion will follow.
Unsung Heroes is the story of America’s female patriots from the Revolutionary War until the present conflicts. Firsthand accounts of women who have answered the call and stand proud in their commitment to the patriotic ideals of the US are shared with the audience. Their sacrifices are profound and their noble accomplishments largely ignored.
The DVD is divided into 10 segments which cover subjects such as prisoners of war, flyers, the healers and heroes. Nineteen women are interviewed including Tammy Duckworth, Congresswoman from Illinois. Lt. Colonel Duckworth suffered severe combat wounds and lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, when the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.
Also featured is Admiral Michelle Howard who is currently the highest ranking woman in the U.S. armed Forces. She was in charge of the task force that rescued the captain of the cargo ship, Maersk Alabama, after it was captured by Somali pirates. She now serves as deputy CNO for operations, plan and strategy at the Pentagon.
General Ann Dunwoody is the first woman to serve as a four star general in U.S. military history. She is a brilliant logistician and led Army Material Command, one of the army’s largest commands, covering a workforce of 69,000 across all 50 states and 145 countries.
In the DVD we also meet women who served on the battlefield and the last surviving female woman POW.
The public is invited to at tend this most worthy film and discussion.
If you have served in the armed forces and would like to be part of this program or would like more information, please call Pat Crane at 410-819 3653.
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