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This is the 75th Anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948.
What does that mean?

Since 1948, women have been full members of the Armed forces, with full opportunity for...1
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a career in the Armed Services.

More than 3 million women have or now serve in the military with honor and distinction.

Women have died in service and received devastating injuries while serving in combat zones. They fight, fly fighter jets. They serve aboard ships & subs...2 Image
Women are full fledged members of the Armed service. They win medals in service. They are honored for bravery and meritorious service.
"All gave some, some gave all."

Services for all Veterans have been extremely deficient with salaries for doctors, nurses and allied health...3 Image
professionals abysmally low making it extremely difficult to recruit into the VA.

Then, when the doctor or RN or NP are recruited, onboarding may take a long period of time at some facilities, making some just give up.

The VA budget needs to be increased to meet the needs of..4 Image
Women as well as men Veterans.
Herein lies the problem.
Republicans consistently vote no on needed care for Veterans.
Veterans were promised Healthcare after they served. They were promised education after they served. They were promised disability for injuries sustained in...5 Image
Active Duty, not just in a war zone, not just in times of war.

Promises made. Promises not kept because funding is not sufficient.

When you have many people in the Armed Services, serving America to keep us safe, you will have many veterans.
When you have people in the Armed 6 Image
services fighting for democracy in distant lands or at home, there will be injuries, illnesses such as burn pit damage, battle injuries, I.E.Ds, infectious diseases.

You don't put our Armed service women and men in harm's way, then say, "No, we don't want to pay for that."...7 Image
How long did it take for Viet Nam Veterans to get Agent Orange coverage? Repubs voted No on Burn Pit bill to get coverage for Veterans suffering from myriad symptoms from burn pit exposure.. toxic chemicals burning in pits emitting night and day with proximity to facilities...8 Image
Democrats got the Burn Pit Bill passed. President Biden signed this for Active Duty and Veteran Spouses, Survivors, Caregivers, women and men...9
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My message to Repubs is this:
You complain about the military not meeting recruitment quotas.

The ex-pres was deferred 5 times for faked bone spurs and no one in his family served through 2 world wars and multiple other wars.

If you want women and men to join the military...9 Image
(Read this carefully, Repubs)

If you want women and men to join the military, put themselves in harm's way, risk depriving their spouse and children their love and presence in their lives,

...Stop voting no on every Veteran bill for Veteran's needs!

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