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The Art of War (Experiencing War, Stories from the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
Chosen from among the thousands of collections of women’s experiences in the Veterans History Project, this modest selection spans four wars. While many of the collections are nurses’ tales, there is also the story of a code breaker (Ann Caracristi), a welder (Meda Brendall), and a flight surgeon (Rhonda Cornum), plus two women who rose through the ranks to secure places in the military history books. Jeanne Holm served her country for 33 years, in 1971 becoming the first woman general in the Air Force. And in December 1990, Darlene Iskra became the first woman to command a U.S. Navy ship. [Read Press Release]
Image: Meda BrendallMeda Brendall CIVILIAN
World War II

Video Interview and Photographs
Image: Ann CaracristiAnn Caracristi
CIVILIAN
World War II

Video Interview
Image: Rhonda CornumRhonda Cornum
ARMY
Persian Gulf

Video Interview
Image of Violet Hill GordonViolet Hill Gordon ARMY
World War II

Audio Interview and Photographs
Image: Jeanne HolmJeanne Holm
AIR FORCE
World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Video Interview, Memoirs and Official Documents
Image: Darlene IskraDarlene Iskra
NAVY
Persian Gulf

Video Interview and Photographs
Image: Frances LibertyFrances Liberty
ARMY
World War II, Korea and Vietnam

Video Interview and Photographs
Image: Jeanne Urbin MarkleJeanne Urbin Markle
ARMY
Vietnam

Audio Interview and Photographs
Image: Rhona PrescottRhona Prescott
ARMY
Vietnam

Audio Interview, Letter, Photographs and Poems
Image: Regina SchiffmanRegina Schiffman
ARMY
Korea and Vietnam

Audio Interview, Photographs and Official Documents
Image: Wendy Wamsley TainesWendy W. Taines
ARMY
Persian Gulf

Audio Interview and Photograph
Image of Carolyn TanakaCarolyn Tanaka
ARMY
Vietnam

Memoir
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  1. Courage, Patriotism, Community
  2. Sweethearts, Buddies, Family Ties
  3. Life-Altering Moments, On a Mission,
    Hurry Up & Wait
  4. D-Day Anniversary
  5. Prisoners of War
  6. Voices of War (Companion Web site)
  7. Military Medicine
  8. War's End: VE- and VJ-Days
  9. Stories from the 2004 WWII Reunion on the Mall
  10. Forever a Soldier (Companion Web site)
  11. African-Americans at War: Fighting Two Battles
  12. Military Intel: the Inside Story
  13. The Art of War
 

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