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02-06-06, 08:27 AM
Article published Feb 6, 2006
Women Marines set September conference
Baxter Bulletin, AR
On Feb. 13, 1943, women were officially instituted as part of the U.S. Marine Corps. Women Marines will celebrate Sept. 1-5 in Louisville, Ky., at the 24th Biennial WMA Convention and Professional Development Conference.
Though women had served their country honorably in the Corps since 1918, it was not until 1943 that the Women Reserves became an official part of Marine Corps. On its first-year anniversary in 1944, a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt read: "The nation is as proud of you as of your fellow Marines — for Marine women are upholding the brilliant traditions of the Corps with a spirit of loyalty and diligence worthy of the highest admiration of all Americans. You have quickly and efficiently taken over scores of different kinds of duties that not long ago were considered strictly masculine assignments; and in doing so, you have freed a large number of well-trained, battle-ready men of the corps for action. ..."
Today, women make up 6 percent of the Marine Corps. They join the ranks of those who have earned the title "Marine" with the same determination and love of Corps as those from the past. The legacy lives on in the spirit and Corps values that were instilled in these women as they became Marines.
The Women Marines Association, formed in 1960, is the only nonprofit veterans' organization for women who have served or are currently serving honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps. Marines, known for taking care of their own, work to promote the welfare of fellow veterans within local communities and wherever help is needed.
To learn more about WMA locally, call 888 525-1943 or visit www.womenmarines.org.
Women Marines set September conference
Baxter Bulletin, AR
On Feb. 13, 1943, women were officially instituted as part of the U.S. Marine Corps. Women Marines will celebrate Sept. 1-5 in Louisville, Ky., at the 24th Biennial WMA Convention and Professional Development Conference.
Though women had served their country honorably in the Corps since 1918, it was not until 1943 that the Women Reserves became an official part of Marine Corps. On its first-year anniversary in 1944, a message from President Franklin D. Roosevelt read: "The nation is as proud of you as of your fellow Marines — for Marine women are upholding the brilliant traditions of the Corps with a spirit of loyalty and diligence worthy of the highest admiration of all Americans. You have quickly and efficiently taken over scores of different kinds of duties that not long ago were considered strictly masculine assignments; and in doing so, you have freed a large number of well-trained, battle-ready men of the corps for action. ..."
Today, women make up 6 percent of the Marine Corps. They join the ranks of those who have earned the title "Marine" with the same determination and love of Corps as those from the past. The legacy lives on in the spirit and Corps values that were instilled in these women as they became Marines.
The Women Marines Association, formed in 1960, is the only nonprofit veterans' organization for women who have served or are currently serving honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps. Marines, known for taking care of their own, work to promote the welfare of fellow veterans within local communities and wherever help is needed.
To learn more about WMA locally, call 888 525-1943 or visit www.womenmarines.org.