WWII women pilots honored
200 on hand to get Congressional Gold Medals
Posted: March 11, 2010 at 3:09 a.m.
They flew planes during World War II but weren’t considered “real” military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
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