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[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"]

Description: Copy of the 44th issue of the 44th volume of Missileer. Included are articles about celebrating Veteran's Day, World War One, spacecraft launching programs, action being taken on Air Force Space Command's credit card abuse, identity theft, the Red Cross sending care packages to soldiers, and the WASP and a recent visit to fly on the HC-130 orientation flight.
Date: November 8, 2002
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WASP's Only Footnote to USAF History Now"]

Description: Newspaper clipping from The Sentinel-Record titled "WASP's only footnote to USAF history now" written by Don Thomason. It discusses the advanced the training the Women Airforce Service Pilots went through and their sacrifices, only for none of them to receive proper military recognition, government insurance, or familial compensation for the 38 WASPs lost in service. It also discusses Col. Bruce Arnold's failed attempt at getting WASP-centered bills passed through Congress and the death of Nanc… more
Date: October 24, 1976
Creator: Thomason, Don & Brown, Vivian
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 100, Number 36, September 8, 1977

Description: National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. Patricia Collins Hughes' column about legislation to militarize the WASP during World War Two and the end of the WASP program in 1944 can be found on page three. This issue also includes a letter from Mary Retick Wells, WASP Class 44-W-6, refuting statements Representative Olin E. Teague made against legislative efforts to grant veterans' benefits to the WASP.
Date: September 8, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Metro 2"]

Description: Copy of the "E" section of the June 1990 edition of The Washington Post. Included are articles about the lack of pedestrian safety in historic Washington, D. C., Barbara Lazarsky's passion for flying, comics, and more.
Date: June 8, 1990
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "They Flew, Too"]

Description: Copy of the May 25, 1977 issue of The Gazette. An article of the WASP, who they were, what they did, Helen Snapp's service with them, and their efforts to gain veteran status is included. Articles about city government, summer jobs for youth, nutrition, cooking, and sports are also provided in this issue.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Remington, Eileen
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Stars and Stripes-The National Tribune, Volume 101, Number 45, November 10, 1977

Description: National weekly newspaper dedicated to covering news of interest to US veterans. This issue includes two articles and a column discussing the passage of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977, which awarded veterans benefits to the WASP: "GI Bill-WASP Explanatory Statement," "Women Pilots, Who Put WWII Air Force In The Air, Win Vets Status," and "WASPs Await President's Signature."
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Smith, John Lewis, III
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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