ロザリオ・ドーソンのインスタグラム(rosariodawson) - 5月30日 02時21分

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One of World War II's most-kept secrets was WASP, the organization of Women's Airforce Service Pilots. This team of badass ladies played an intricate role in WWII, taking over male pilot's jobs in order to free male pilots to fight oversea. Recently, their right to have their ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetary has been revoked.
In 2009, President Obama signed a bill awarding the WASP the Congressional Gold Medal. However, Secretary of the Army John McHugh disagreed with their military contribution, claiming that WASPs should never have had burial privledges. Their eligability was revoked and despite their service, these brave women could not qualify for military burial honors.
38 WASP women lost their lives fighting. But due to the fact that they weren't strictly a part of the military, they were not guaranteed the rights of veterans. If a woman pilot was killed while on duty, her family had to pay for her body to be shipped home. They couldn't have an American flag draped over their coffin or hang a golden star in their window to show the sacrifice they had made.

To add insult to injury, after the war the WASP records were classified and America forgot about the brave acts these women performed. In 1970, the Air Force announced that women would be accepted into the pilot training program, and the media announced it as though it were for the first time. This caused WASP and their supporters to stand up and fight for recognition.
Family members of these courageous women have delivered countless petitions to Congress in order to have these women honored with equality. Results are TBD.
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