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Elizabeth DePompei
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Communications Writer, DAV Magazine
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There is nothing I’m not willing to cover, as long as it serves a public good.
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By Elizabeth DePompei| Hometown Focus Verified It’s been more than 75 years since women were allowed to officially serve in the armed forces. But restrictions on how they could serve persisted for decades. Until 1967, women could only make up two percent of the total forces. If they became pregnant or adopted a child, they could be discharged. The policy restricting them from combat wasn’t reversed until 2013, and not all military specialties were open to women until 2016.
By Elizabeth DePompei| DAV Magazine@ One of the last memories Women’s Army Corps veteran Patricia Hendrix has of her brother is preserved in an old black-and-white photo that she often carries with her. In the photo, her two adult siblings, Billy and Jack Rodgers, cradle Hendrix, their 5-year-old sister, in their arms. Both men soon went on to serve in the military. Jack retired from the Navy and had a family. Billy chose the Army; his family never saw him again. For 70 years, Sgt. Billy V. Rodgers was considered missing in action (MIA).
By Elizabeth DePompei| Hometown Focus Verified It’s been more than 75 years since women were allowed to officially serve in the armed forces. But restrictions on how they could serve persisted for decades. Until 1967, women could only make up two percent of the total forces. If they became pregnant or adopted a child, they could be discharged. The policy restricting them from combat wasn’t reversed until 2013, and not all military specialties were open to women until 2016.
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DAV Magazine