Jessica Rosa: A Coast Guard Veteran’s Story
A JOB-SPECIFIC CALLING Jessica Rosa comes from a family with a long history of military service, yet her own military experience …
Lady Vet Voices
Exploring the diverse experiences of women veterans.
I Decided to Become the Safe Place that I so Desperately Needed
by Jeni Brett Every time I read a story on the news about a military woman who was harassed at her …
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Nonprofit Spotlight: The Military Women’s Memorial
The Military Women’s Memorial is the only national memorial that documents and celebrates the vital and long-overlooked contributions of women in our nation’s military history. This Women’s History Month, you can help Lady Vet support the Military Women’s Memorial mission to honor all women, past and present, who serve our nation. During the month of March, a portion of all purchases made in the Lady Vet Shop will be donated directly to the Military Women’s Memorial.
Veterans Look Like You
Any woman who’s ever served her country knows what it feels like when other people assume that couldn’t possibly be you. The complete look of surprise, the automatic glossing over, even the occasional angry assumption that you don’t belong. The subtle (or sometimes blatant) distrust that spurs people to challenge women on their Veteran status, while taking men at their word.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Combat Sexual Assault
Combat Sexual Assault is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering MST survivors and their families to exercise their rights. It is CSA’s …
Monifa Caines: From Air Force Officer to Entrepreneur
Monifa Caines is an entrepreneur and Veteran of the US Air Force. Her story of entrepreneurship is as personal as it …
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A Women Veterans Day
She goes to the club for a service meeting…
and is approached by the district president of the auxiliary,
Because in a Veteran Service Organization, if you’re a woman you must be a spouse
She goes to the VA to check in for an appointment…
and the person at the desk never looks up, as they say “How can I help you, Sir?”
Because if you’re there for treatment, you must be a man
This Navy Veteran Drove a Billion Dollar War Ship When She Was 18
To join the Army and fire a gun would have been surprising enough, but when people learn that Fowler is a Navy Veteran and once drove a ship, eyes grow big and mouths hang open. “I can’t see you doing that!” is a common response. She is proud but casual about her service and responds with a smile and a shrug. It was just what she did, and she doesn’t regret it for a moment.
THE WORD I COULD NOT SAY: A VETERAN’S JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL AFTER MST
Trigger Warning: The following is an anonymous personal account of survival after MST. Please see our list of resources at the …
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Proof of Service, Please: One Woman’s Journey From Proud Airman to Invisible Veteran
She stepped out of her car and was immediately accosted by a man in the parking lot. He pointed out that her husband was not there. She responded politely that she was aware. He kept talking, adamant that she was in the wrong. “Well you can’t park there. This is for Veterans only.”
She told the man she was a Veteran. He insisted she was not. But she didn’t back down. “I said, I was in the Air Force, I did my time. I have a DD-214. He said, ‘No you don’t. They don’t look like you in the Air Force.’”
Constant Harassment and Lack of Support: One Airman’s Reality of Being a Woman in the Air Force
“That Chapstick must be really good.” Regularly surrounded by men who outranked her, it was the kind of comment Carmen Felder …
This Desert Storm Marine Shines Brightest When She’s Helping Women Veterans
Jessica Hodge is a Desert Storm Veteran who’s calling in life is helping women Veterans. She is open and candid about …
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