VFW Salutes Women Veterans

Women’s History Month in March is a time to reflect on sacrifices made by female trailblazers — women who have come forward to serve even when it was not considered the norm

Mar 12, 2020

While VFW values the service of all veterans, March is a time to pay tribute to the women who have served and are serving our country.

Women like Sharon Ann Lane, who became the only U.S. military woman killed in action in Vietnam, or Jamie Fallon, a member of VFW Post 1503 in Woodbridge, Va., who was killed at the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, need always be remembered.

But so, too, do the women who did not make headlines for their service — the everyday mothers, wives, daughters and sisters who joined the military to serve with pride.

TheVFW thanks you for your service and is proud to have you in our ranks. Your membership makes us stronger.

This article is featured in the March 2020 issue of VFW magazine, and was written by Janie Dyhouse, senior editor for VFW magazine.