carino99 | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 05 2009 | obama, history, world war II
A hotshot fighter pilot teamed up with one of her heroes to get the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to a group of women of which most Americans have never heard. Even though they wore uniforms and worked on bases, the members of WASP were never considered members of the military. Their contribution to the war effort was so controversial, in fact, that all records pertaining to their service were sealed and deemed classified in 1944. - NPR.org
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