Women in Uniform

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The Veteran's Day Parade Route. Courtesy of americasparade.org

This Veterans Day, America’s Parade will recognize women in uniform. America’s Parade, also known as the Veterans Day Parade, traces the route up Fifth Avenue from 23rd Street to 54th Street, which the 369th Infantry marched upon their return from World War I. The opening ceremony of the parade started at 10 a.m at the Eternal Light Monument and started marching at 11:25 a.m.

This year’s Grand Marshals included the first female Four Star General Ann E. Dunwoody, Anthony Principi, Former U.S Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and honorary Grand Marshal General Raymond Odierno, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.  The parade is the largest Veterans Day event in America.

During World War I on November 11, 1918, fighting finally halted when an armistice, a temporary pause in battle, went into effect between Germany and Allied nations. In 1938, November 11 was legally deemed a national holiday by President Wilson and was known as Armistice Day. It was not until 1954, after World War II, that the veterans service organizations made a motion to amend Armistice Day to Veterans Day.

Today there are 75,507 women currently serving in the Army, 13,493 serving in the Marine Corps, 51,385 in the Navy, 63,310 in the Air Force, and 6,790 in the Coast Guard. There are 210,485 women currently in active duty. This Veterans Day will thank the nation’s soldiers, especially its female soldiers, for their sacrifice and dedication.

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Shea Carmen Swan is a junior at Lang, majoring in Journalism + Design, minoring in Gender Studies. With 4 semesters of Free Press under her belt, she enjoys writing all things LGBTQIA and currently writes for Posture Magazine, a queer arts publication. Kyriacrchy.wordpress.com & Soilscript.wordpress.com host most of her literary work.

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By Shea Carmen Swan

Shea Carmen Swan is a junior at Lang, majoring in Journalism + Design, minoring in Gender Studies. With 4 semesters of Free Press under her belt, she enjoys writing all things LGBTQIA and currently writes for Posture Magazine, a queer arts publication. Kyriacrchy.wordpress.com & Soilscript.wordpress.com host most of her literary work.

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