Women Veterans Day, June 12, celebrates the anniversary of women becoming permanent members of the military. It commemorates the day President Harry Truman signed the bill enabling women to serve as permanent, regular members of U.S. Armed Forces, on June 12, 1948.
Prior to the enactment of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act in 1948, women serving in the military could enlis...
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