Women Pilots of WWII finally get their recognition

[cwydro]

While the work was technically non-combat, it could be dangerous.

Thirty eight of the pilots were killed. Parrish recalled the military would not allow the flag to be put on a colleague's coffin.

"It still bothers me," she told CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/22/woman.pilots/index.html

[cwydro]

1. These women are in their late 80's now

and I'm glad to see they can now get a flag to put on their coffins.

[rasputin1952]

3. They served with great Honor and Distinction...

without them, the war could not have been prosecuted as swiftly. They deserve the thanks of a generous nation, some 38 died in the line of duty, many thousands of lives were saved by their courage and sacrifice.

I too am glad to see them being recognized for the job they did so well...:patriot:

[rvablue]

2. Nice. Long time coming and well-deserved!

:patriot:

[cwydro]

7. Yes, I think so too.

[Voice for Peace]

4. Another woman who died serving in WWII - Noor Inayat Khan

A friend just sent me this link, I hadn't ever heard of her before:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Noor+Inayat+Khan&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Excerpt from one of the links on that page:

Noor Inayat Khan was one of the most romantic of the SOE agents and one whose suitability to be sent into the field has often been questioned. The great-great-grandaughter of the legendary Tipu Sultan, the 18th century Muslim ruler who died in the struggle to stem the British conquest of Southern India. Her father was a leader of the Sufti mystic community. Her mother was an American related to Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science.

Inayat Khan, Noor's father, took his family to pre-revolutionary Russia, where they were taken up by members of the Imperial Court and where a daughter was born in the Kremlin on New Year's Day, 1914.

She was given the name Noor, meaning 'light of womanhood', and would be known by her father's name, the patronymic Inayat, and the title Khan, an honorific denoting aristocratic birth.

[whistler162]

5. If you have access to audible.com this might be of interest,,,,,

http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=RT_JOER_000011&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

[Historic NY]

6. Long overdue..tell your congress critter to support the bill

http://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/

[snowdays]

8. Thanks to the congresswomen who got this going.

[snowdays]

9. and a big kick