United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Women Veterans Health Care

In Their Own Words

 
Women Veterans' Stories of Services
VA is building a library that documents women in the United States Armed Forces, from their significant contributions to national safety and security to the ongoing challenges faced during their service and after returning to civilian life. Click on the images below to see and hear these Stories of Service from women Veterans, in their own words.

Amy Otzel 
Amy Otzel, U.S. Army

Cindy Stivers 
Cindy Stivers, U.S. Marine Corps

Donna Barbisch 
Donna Barbisch, U.S. Army

Ginger Miller 
Ginger Miller, U.S. Navy

Lenell Kittlitz 
Lenell Kittlitz, U.S. Coast Guard

Kathy Silvia 
Kathy Silvia, U.S. Army

Linda Schwartz 
Linda Schwartz, U.S. Air Force

Yesenia Covarrubias 
Yesenia Covarrubias, U.S. Army Reserve

Dorothy Carskadon 
Dorothy Carskadon, U.S. Army Reserve

Pamela Smith-Beatty
Pamela Smith-Beatty, U.S. Air Force

Zola Ferguson
Zola Ferguson, U.S. Air Force

Peggy Mikelonis 
Peggy Mikelonis, U.S. Army Nurse Corps
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Vivian Greeno
Vivian Greeno, U.S. Navy
YouTube version*†

Katrina Goldby
Katrina Goldby, U.S. Army Reserve
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Brigadier General Wilma Vaught
Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, U.S. Air Force
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