The Flagpole e-Newsletter
Edition 63 | March 2nd, 2021
The U.S. Army Women's Foundation
Honor ~ Empower ~ Connect
Join Us at our March 8, 2021
Scholarship Awards and Hall of
Fame Ceremony!
As our nation gears up to celebrate Women’s History Month, the US Army Women’s Foundation will recognize extraordinary Army Women by awarding scholarships and inducting the 2021 class of Army women into the Army Women’s Hall of Fame.

To keep everyone safe from COVID, the ceremony will be a virtual event. Join us from the comfort of your own home or office while we honor and recognize extraordinary women. Airing virtually on the Army Women’s Foundation Facebook page, ceremony coverage is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. EST. All are encouraged “to attend” by watching the ceremony.
March is Women's History Month
A look back at the Black Women’s Army Corps members of Fort Knox during WWII
FORT KNOX, Ky. — They came from all across the United States during World War II, each with goals and dreams: and plans for life after the Army.

When the hundred or more Black women who had joined the Women’s Army Corps began arriving at Fort Knox starting in July 1943, few knew their collective experiences within an all-Black WAC section of 1550th Service Unit at Godman Airfield would eventually span beyond racial boundaries to help guide the nation on a path toward racial equality.
LOOKING BACK AT OUR HISTORY: Women as warriors have a long history
The American experience with true women warriors—not just our wonderful Hollywood Wonder Woman—has only recently begun. However, with the benefit of recent archaeological discoveries and re-examinations, we can say that women have been warriors—or certainly hunters—for millennia.

When the U.S. ended the draft in 1973, women represented only 2% of enlisted personnel and 8% of the officer corps. Today the figures for the officer corps are significantly higher across almost all services. As of 2018, women represented 19% of the Army officer corps, 19% of the Navy’s, 21% of the Air Force’s, and 8% of the Marines’.
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Shop with AmazonSmile While Supporting the Army Women's Foundation
Did you know that you can support US Army Women's Foundation while shopping on AmazonSmile? Make the US Army Women's Foundation your beneficiary:

  1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
  2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
  3. Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
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At Walmart, we are grateful for the sacrifice our nation’s veterans, military men and women, and their families have made in service to our country. It is not only our duty, but our honor to support our men and women in uniform not only when they are on the battlefield, but also when they return home and transition to civilian life.

We are committed to helping these men and women as they face this important period through job opportunities, as well as support for programs that provide the job training, transition support and education they may need.
The Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) is an organization dedicated to the Army Nurse Corps and its officers. A voluntary membership organization consisting of Army nurses who are Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard, whether currently serving, previously served, or retired.
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