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Celebrating Women's History Month

Highlighting Women Who Supported the Fight

by Princess Hester, Defense Media Activity
28 March 2014 As the Navy celebrates Women's History Month this March, we take a look at women who have served and the contributions they have made over the years.
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VIDEO | 04:39 | Celebrating Women's History Month

During WWII, women on the home front answered the call to support the war effort while the men were called off overseas. 92-year-old Mrs. Betty Reid Soskin gives us a first-hand account of how women's support of the war effort affected cultures, communities, and change.