{"id":4013,"date":"2016-11-10T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T22:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2021-03-31T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T14:09:25","slug":"happy-veterans-day-to-all-the-men-and-women-who-have-served","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/10\/happy-veterans-day-to-all-the-men-and-women-who-have-served\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Veteran's Day From A Fellow Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello Everyone!<\/h4>\nAs the newest member of the FightFast team, I have the unique privilege of sharing with you a very special THANK YOU<\/strong> to our great nation\u2019s military veterans. From the moment that this country was born (and before) we have had brave men and women fight for our freedom at home and overseas. It\u2019s an honor to be addressing so many of you today!\n\nWhile we sometimes think it\u2019s all men who do the work, I\u2019d like to bring to light the contributions that women have made to our military. We often forget about the mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, girlfriends, and friends who stay here, supporting and waiting for their sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, and friends who go to war. The support that these women show our military is unparalleled. Women\u2019s maternal instincts feed into the need we all have to have someone care for our well-being.\n\n[dfads params='groups=292&limit=1&orderby=random']\n

Women In The Military<\/h4>\nAnd women are not just staying at home anymore. Rereading some of our military history makes my heart swell with pride for my gender. Before World War II, women were only allowed to serve as nurses and support staff, washing laundry and the like. World War I was actually the first time a woman could officially join the military. According to www.history.org<\/a> and www.womensmemorial.org<\/a>, of the 33,000+ women who served in World War I as nurses and support staff, 400 died in the line of duty.\n\nThe second world war brought with it the ability for women to join in other helpful roles such as mechanics, test pilots, administration, and ambulance drivers. Even though women were still not in combat, 88 of them were captured and held as Prisoners Of War. Shortly after WW2, Congress passed the Women\u2019s Armed Services Integration Act, which allowed us permanent military status. For the first time, we were able to receive the same treatment and veteran\u2019s benefits as men. This was also around the time that racial segregation ended, allowing the first African-American women to enlist.\n\nIn 1967, the cap on the number of women allowed to serve was repealed, along with the highest rank that a woman was allowed to achieve. This opened up the remainder of history for women to break boundaries and achieve things that had NEVER been possible.\n\nWomen have been POWs, been covered in blood that was and wasn\u2019t theirs, and died in the line of duty right alongside the boys. They\u2019ve also lead soldiers into combat, piloted combat missions and space shuttles, commanded ships, squadrons, hospitals, schools, and bases, healed, helped, and done a damn good job if it!\n
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Words From A Fellow Veteran<\/h4>\nMy personal experience in the military was one that I cherish with all my heart. The people I met and places I went will stick with me until the end. I met so many amazing men and women during my service, and I keep meeting these incredible veterans even four years after receiving my DD-214.\n
<\/div>\nWhen I was 19 years old, I felt stuck and unhappy. My older sister had joined the Navy as a corpsman, and while thinking about my future, the feeling that I could do that too just wouldn\u2019t leave. I talked to my sister and really considered all the benefits and consequences for a whole three days before going to a recruiting office and getting my paperwork. Less than a month later, I was on my way to boot camp!\n\nMy rate (job) was Aviation Machinist Mate, working on aircraft engines. That would have been IMPOSSIBLE 75 years ago! I have so much pride for how far we\u2019ve come!\n\nAnd there are so many veterans out there who need to hear how proud of them you are and how much you appreciate them. We cannot forget that there are still veterans taking their lives every single day. Veterans who feel that their disabilities hinder them from being contributing members of society, or who don\u2019t feel like they can live with the things they\u2019ve had to do. These men and women need to hear that they matter and are appreciated and loved by our nation, TODAY.\n\nFrom the bottom of all our hearts here at FightFast, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!<\/strong>\n

Very Respectfully,\nDorothy Nelson (ADAN)<\/p>\n[dfads params='groups=292&limit=1&orderby=random']\n

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