Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
1. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
[Quotes are etched in glass on the top of the memorial:]
of my Naval service.
I would do it again
if I could.
have anything to do
with being a female.
It's about the duties
I performed that day
as a soldier.
women have served our country
in difficult and hazardous ways...
Women should not be considered
employed periodically only
to be denied opportunity to satisfy
their needs and aspirations when
unemployment rises or a war ends.
important in all military jobs—
things like integrity,
moral courage,
and determination
have nothing to do
with gender.
or my husband's country,
it's my country as well.
And so the war wasn't
just their war. It was
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And I needed to serve in it.
has hard soil indeed
but with great heart
and true grit, they plowed
right through the prejudice
and presumption, cutting
a path for their daughters
and granddaughters to serve
their country in uniform.
that women in uniform also
guaranteed their freedom,
that our resolve was just as great as
the brave men who stood among us.
And with victory our hearts were
just as full and beat just as fast—
that the tears fell just as hard
for those we left behind.
of the Mayflower
to the present hour,
woman has stood like a rock
for the welfare and the glory
of the history of the country,
and one might well add...
unwritten, unrewarded,
and almost unrecognized.
for American Memorial
tells the story
of
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
2. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
of courageous
American servicewomen.
Everyday, these women bring
new meaning to the old adage:
Duty, Honor, Country.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #42 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, and the National Cemeteries series lists.
Location. 38° 52.953′ N, 77° 4.076′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Memorial is on Memorial Avenue west of Virginia Route 110, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Memorial Avenue, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Armored Forces (within shouting distance of this marker); The 23rd Regimental Combat Team in Korea (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Naval Combat Demolition Units (about 400 feet away); 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (about 400 feet away); 199th Light Infantry Brigade (about 400 feet away); 101st Airborne Division (about 400 feet away); Honoring the Women Who Served
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
3. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
4. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
5. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
6. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
