This Empowering Memorial Honors the Legacies of Military Women | National Geographic

The Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is the only major national memorial honoring U.S. servicewomen.
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It tells the rich history of women in the military, and holds a registry where servicewomen can leave their legacies. When earmarks stopped in 2010, the memorial foundation lost its funding from Congress, and ran into debt as a result. Today the foundation is fighting to sustain the memorial so it can keep these stories alive and continue to empower future generations of military women.

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This Empowering Memorial Honors the Legacies of Military Women | National Geographic

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