The Flagpole e-Newsletter
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Edition 68 | Aug 17th, 2021 |
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The U.S. Army Women's Foundation
Honor ~ Empower ~ Connect
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An Important Message from the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army, General James C. McConville |
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Don't Hesitate to Reach Out |
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We want to remind you of the resources and support available to help those who are impacted by this news. If you are or a member of your family is in immediate crisis, contact the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255. We will continue to provide you with the most up-to-date update information and resources.
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Join us for Women's Equality Day |
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The U.S. Army Women’s Foundation, the U.S. Army Women’s Museum, and the Fort Lee AUSA Chapter invite you to attend the 2021 Women’s Equality Day Observance on Thursday, 26 August 2021, at 1:30 EDT at the U.S. Army Women’s Museum, Fort Lee. The program will feature MG Mari K. Eder, U.S. Army, Retired, as the Guest Speaker.
MG Eder, a 2021 Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee, will commemorate Women’s Equality Day by sharing stories of WWII women servicemembers from her recently published book, The Women Who Stepped Out of Line. She will talk about the remarkable experiences of the women servicemembers who served, fought, and “stepped out of line” to help secure the Allied Victory of WWII.
The U.S. Army Women’s Museum is located at 2100 “A” Adams Avenue, Fort Lee, Virginia. The program will begin at 1:30 PM EDT and is Free.
For those who cannot attend in person, the program will be live-streamed on MS Teams. The link is below.
MG Eder will be available for book signings, so bring your copy of her book if you have one. If you do not have one, it can be purchased on Amazon.
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Shop with AmazonSmile While Supporting the Army Women's Foundation |
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- Open the Amazon app on your phone
- Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
- Select "US Army Womens Foundation" as your charity
- Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app
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Notable Army Women Stories |
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A skeet-shooting gold medalist, a steeplechase finalist and a record-setting swimmer were among the U.S. military's best-performing athletes at a pandemic-delayed Olympics held without spectators amid a surge of coronavirus infections... |
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Army Lieutenant General Gets Fourth Star and Becomes Second Female Combatant Commander in History |
Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson was confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous voice vote on Wednesday to become the next commander of U.S. Southern Command, which will make her just the second woman in history to lead a combatant command...
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August is National Wellness Month |
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If you are familiar with all the different agencies in the military and law enforcement that use fitness tests as either an entrance standard or regular occurring maintenance, then you know that there are over 30 different fitness tests used by our country's military and first responders. But amazingly, they all share roughly a dozen common exercises and events. Master these exercises, and you will master the fitness elements required to serve your country and communities in nearly any capacity. |
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Stars and Stripes salutes the women of the U.S. Army and congratulates the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame honorees. As a news organization Stars and Stripes focuses on telling the story of our service men and women for the military community — and nobody does that as we do.
Our decades-long and distinguished history of providing news, information and entertainment to the U.S. military community is one thing that sets us apart. Another distinction is that our professional journalists actually live and report from military bases around the world. They cover the Pentagon, Capitol Hill and the White House, too.
Stripes content is also unique because it is published by a government organization operating as a free press, completely independent of censorship and control. Routinely noted for excellence by national media organizations, Stars and Stripes has received recognition from the George Polk Awards for Journalism, the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, National Headline Awards, Sigma Delta Chi, Military Reporters & Editors, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Available online at www.stripes.com, Stars and Stripes offers smartphone apps, e-mail newsletters and a Tablet Edition for iPad.
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