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03-17-2016, 10:32 AM
Veterans fight for Arlington rights (https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/veterans-fight-for-arlington-rights-164934759.html) Yahoo Katie Couric - ‎Mar 16, 2016‎
They were granted retroactive veteran status in 1977 but never received the full military benefits needed for the right to be interred at Arlington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to change that for good. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rep ...


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Lawmakers call on Army to reinstate Arlington burial rights for female WWII pilots (http://thehill.com/policy/defense/273359-lawmakers-call-for-female-wwii-pilots-to-be-interred-at-arlington) The Hill - ‎10 hours ago‎
A bipartisan group of lawmakers -- including several military veterans -- called on the Army to reverse its decision to revoke inurnment rights for female World War II pilots at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. "These women, 1,074 of them, ...



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Army, Lawmaker Clash Over Arlington Exclusion of Female WWII Pilots (http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/17/army-lawmaker-clash-over-arlington-exclusion-female-wwii-pilots.html) Military.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
"I agree with you, I support you 100 percent." McSally, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot who flew combat mission over Iraq, said the group of female pilots "opened the door for people like me being able to serve" and she wants Arlington inurnment rights ...



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Fight continues to get female WWII pilots Arlington cemetery burial honors (http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2016/03/fight-continues-to-get-wwii-women-pilots-arlington-cemetery-burial-honors.html/) Dallas Morning News (blog) - ‎17 hours ago‎
We have to do right by these women as soon as possible. They were the first women to fly military aircraft, handling operational flights from aircraft factories to ports and training bases. They also trained men to fly. The Army says it's running out ...



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Army backs bill to allow female pilots' ashes at Arlington (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/lawmakers-push-to-let-female-pilots-ashes-rest-at-arlington/2016/03/16/9565bf6e-eba9-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html) Washington Post - ‎18 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON — The acting Army secretary has signaled his support for legislation that would reverse a decision by his predecessor and allow female World War II pilots known as WASPs to continue placing their ashes at Arlington National Cemetery.



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Deny her 95-year-old grandma burial at Arlington National Cemetery? No way. (http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20160316/OPINION/160319574) Canton Repository - ‎Mar 16, 2016‎
Right here, sir, we have a spot. But when it comes to a World War II pilot who happens to be a woman? Nope. No exception available. No space in Arlington for you, Second Lt. Elaine Danforth Harmon. This isn't some long-standing, sexist rule that's ...



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Female World War II pilots denied burial at Arlington (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article66243287.html) Charlotte Observer - ‎Mar 15, 2016‎
Oh, they've made exceptions. The men in charge of approving coveted plots at Arlington National Cemetery have made hundreds of exceptions to the strict military rules about who gets buried there. A chief White House usher was an exception. As were a ...