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01-23-2010 | 07:54 AM
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Glad to see them get the Congressional Gold Medal finally. I think it's a long overdue honor. Dorothy Olsen lives not too far from my coffee shop. 
From Seattle Times:
They were mavericks of their day, taking to the skies when the nation was at war and most women were at home caring for families. At a ceremony this spring, 11 Washington women will join the 200-some surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in receiving Congressional Gold Medals for service during World War II.
Local News | Pioneering women pilots of WWII get a belated honor | Seattle Times Newspaper
They were mavericks of their day, taking to the skies when the nation was at war and most women were at home caring for families. At a ceremony this spring, 11 Washington women will join the 200-some surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in receiving Congressional Gold Medals for service during World War II.
Local News | Pioneering women pilots of WWII get a belated honor | Seattle Times Newspaper
01-23-2010 | 12:52 PM
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Jacqueline Cochran -" United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)" was a class act and a real leader. Good role model for any aviator, as a kid liked her better than some other popular and more well known pioneers.
01-23-2010 | 06:54 PM
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TOO Many years ago when I was an aviation cadet in flight training, a flight surgeon invited me to go sailing with his family. With a grand total of 25 flight hours, I felt highly qualified to discuss my experiences. Mrs. "Flight Surgeon's" comments indicted she may have flown before. I asked her if she had soloed. She replied yes then talked about her two thousand hours ferrying most of the WWII "hot" fighters. I returned to base dragging my "ego" behind me at the end of a long rope.
These WASP women were (are) an amazing group of pilots.
These WASP women were (are) an amazing group of pilots.
03-10-2010 | 04:47 PM
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If you have a daughter, teach her to fly!
03-10-2010 | 05:18 PM
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Very proud of them - but the news media messed up the introduction both in words - " Congressional Gold Medal of Honor" and in the backdrop picture.
As noted in the actual story and the video - this is the award so rightly deserved.
Congressional Gold Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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As noted in the actual story and the video - this is the award so rightly deserved.
Congressional Gold Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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