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So you think you’re too cute or too girly to join the Army?? As a Philadelphia Eagles 🦅 cheerleader, Rachel Washburn @rachelfwashburn toted pom-poms. As an #Army intelligence officer with a special ops combat unit in Afghanistan, she carried an assault rifle and pistol. She was a pioneer on a special mission to relate to local women in ways that would be culturally inappropriate for male troops — including helping deliver an Afghan baby in a snowstorm‼️ #PhiladelphiaEagles #NFL #USArmy #USAREC #ArmyRecruiter #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallyoucanbe (at Forrest School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQc8mpOpEt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Im going to start #womenshistorymonth out with CLASSIC; Betty White served during WWII as a member of the American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS). Betty White was working in theater, on radio, and as a model. But with WWII, she shelved her ambitions and joined the American Women's Voluntary Services. Her days were devoted to delivering supplies via PX truck throughout the Hollywood Hills, but her nights were spent supporting the service by helping stage grand send-offs for soldiers set to ship out. If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #womenshistorymonth #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe https://twitter.com/sfc_paul https://instagram.com/sfcpaulchambers http://sfc-paulchambers.tumblr.com/ [email protected] Request Information | goarmy.com (at Waynesboro, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpPvBRMu6XG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Led by Major Charity Adams, the highest-ranking Black woman in the U.S. Army during WWII, the 6888th was the only all-Black women’s battalion sent overseas during the war. Composed of 824 enlisted soldiers and 31 officers from the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), the 6888th was activated in November 1944 due to a scarcity of qualified postal directory personnel in the European Theater and tasked with helping resolve serious postal delays that were harming troop morale. Arriving in Birmingham, England in February 1945, they found warehouses crowded from floor to ceiling with letters and packages. The women of “Six Triple Eight” worked in three rounds of eight-hour shifts all week long, in a building that was not heated and often had rodents searching for goods in packages. Sorting the mail was challenging because so many soldiers had common names, much of the mail had incorrect addresses, and because units were constantly relocating. The 6888th used seven million information cards to stay organized, and their work ethic marveled the community around them. Their goal was further complicated by racism and sexism. For example, a local club run by the American Red Cross hosted Black and white servicemen and white servicewomen but refused to host the women of the 6888th. This prompted Major Adams to lead the unit in a boycott of all segregated Red Cross services. Six Triple Eight also dealt with rumors and hostility from white and black soldiers who were not fond of black women in the Army. The 6888th persevered, processing 65,000 pieces of mail every shift and completing their initial mission in three months rather than the expected six. They were trailblazers of their time and their commander, Major Charity Adams, became the first Black woman to earn the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now #blacksoldiers #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #whatsyourexcuse #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #blackhistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #armywomensmuseum Posted @withregram • @armyhistory (at Spring Hill, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSSz4SOLL4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lawrence Brooks (September 12, 1909 – January 5, 2022) was an American veteran of the United States Army and, at one point, the oldest living man in the United States. A supercentenarian from New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the oldest known American World War II veteran. Brooks was drafted into the US Army in 1940, when he was 31. At the time, he had been employed at a sawmill. He was discharged in 1941, after a year of mandatory service, but he rejoined the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served in the 91st Engineer Battalion in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He was a soldier in the Pacific Theatre from 1941 to 1945. He reached the rank of Private First Class. Brooks' Engineering Unit was tasked mainly with constructing infrastructure. The Army was segregated during Brooks' service, and he was responsible for assisting white officers with daily tasks. While stationed in Australia, Brooks noted that he was treated better by the white people there than in the United States in the decades before the Civil Rights movement. If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #blacksoldiers #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #famoussoldiers #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #blackhistorymonth #bearmystrong #brotherhood #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat https://twitter.com/sfc_paul https://instagram.com/sfcpaulchambers http://sfc-paulchambers.tumblr.com/ [email protected] Request Information | goarmy.com (at Army Recruiting Columbia, TN) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKUIySuLgN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If @georgestrait hadn't enlisted in the Army , he might not have become a #countrymusicsinger . Right after he & his #highschoolsweetheart eloped after graduation, he joined the USARMY and was in there that Strait learned how to perform in the #usarmy -sponsored band " #ramblingcountry .” If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then #contactmenow #pm #dm #text 615-429-0932 #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #armystrong #armyteam #celebritysoldiers #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #famoussoldiers #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy @usarmy @usarmyreserve #bedifferent #bearmystrong#brotherhood #dosomething for your #futureself #careergoals (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqiORInOfQC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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So, you plan on using the Army as your last resort or is only for those who can’t get into college? Guess what; Dr Kathleen Hallisey Rubins is a microbiologist, NASA astronaut and a Major in the US Army Reserve.She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016. MAJ Rubins has spent a total of 300 days, 1 hour, and 31 minutes in space which is the fourth most days in space by a U.S female astronaut. She obtained her Ph.D. from Stanford University and, with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr Rubins said she believes becoming a member of the USAR will help her sharpen her leadership skills and enhance her operational sensibility. Some of her hobbies include flying airplanes and jumping out of them, scuba diving, and entering triathlons, in which she was a member of the Stanford triathlon team. Would you like to reconsider your thinking? Contact me now 615-429-0932 #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com @forrestschool @ayerscollinwood @ayerslchs @waynecowildcats @collinwood_trojans @ayersfoundation_fhs @ayerswchs @fhs_lions_ @summertown_highschool (at Forrest School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAvJRJO3yr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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With the establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in World War II, women entered military service as something other than nurses for the first time. The original concept for the WAAC was to assign women to critical non-combat roles and “free a man to fight.” They were expressly excluded from combat-related duties, and – as the name "auxiliary" implied – were not considered a formal part of the Army. However, the Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, experimented with allowing women to serve in a limited combat role as range-finder operators with anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) units of the Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) in the Continental United States. With the encouragement of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who promoted an expansion the WAAC's role, Marshall consulted Colonel Edward W. Timberlake, commander of the air defenses of WashingtWAAC DiOveta Culp Hobby. They selected WAAC 3rd Officer (corresponding to the rank of second lieutenant) Elna Hilliard to oversee the experimental program dubbed "Battery X." Eleven WAAC officers and 58 enlisted women were selected and issued cold weather clothing and equipment to allow performing round the clock duty in anti-aircraft dugout emplacements. They received six weeks of training as range-finder instrument operators and learned about the operations and employment of anti-aircraft defenses at a firing range on a sub-post of Fort Miles at Bethany Beach, Delaware. On graduation, they were expected to train other women to eventually replace male range-finder instrument operators at harbor defense installations in the Continental United States. Despite the potential it may have unleashed, the experiment proved short-lived, and remains relatively unknown. If you’re ready to be a part of #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #beallthatyoucanbe Posted @withregram • @armyhistory (at Spring Hill, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpuvtNeOLGH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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She can do both AND so can you!! If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #usarmyreserve #womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com #armywife #armymom #veterandaughter #armygirls #armylove #militarywomen #womeninuniform #supportmilitarygirls #womeninuniform #armywomen #shecandoboth Posted @withrepost • @veteranfamilyusa (at Spring Hill, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsXXNfOcd-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Meet Sgt. Cinthia Ramirez the U.S. Army's FIRST active-duty female Abrams Master Gunner. Women of the III Armored Corps making history. Congratulations! If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com #IIIArmoredCorps l #FirstTeam l #WomensHistoryMonth l #History Posted @withregram • @staff_sergeant_deam (at Army Recruiting Columbia, TN) https://www.instagram.com/p/CplgavcOyTU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Introducing Ayriss Torres, the MISS IDAHO for 2021. Torres enlisted in the United States Army Reserve at the age of 19 as a 38B Civil Affairs Specialist. She currently serves with the 405th CA Battalion in Salt Lake City, UT, as a government liaison between the US and Asia Pacific Region, coordinating humanitarian relief to foreign nations after war and natural disaster. She is also pursuing her Bachelors of Science in Political Science/Pre-Law & Finance at Idaho State University and is maintaining her position on the College of Arts and Letters Dean’s List. She is a role model for women and girls all over the country! If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #womenshistorymonth #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe #MissAmericaPageant #MissAmerica #ArmyWomen #USArmyWomen #youcandoboth #girlpower Request Information | goarmy.com (at Wayne County High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkKTkQOG8q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com (at Columbia, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cph7UgSOUNy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Meet the Puro sisters who are all serving in the military with decorated careers spanning the #USArmy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. This is a family who understands what the #ArmyValue of #Duty to country means, and is motivated to serve! https://go.usa.gov/xyytF Photo by Steve Puro If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com (at Army Recruiting Columbia, TN) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpg0PPsOR6q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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05 MAR 1957: Davidson Hall is dedicated at Fort Sam Houston, in honor of MAJ Maude C. Davison a WWI veteran and POW during WWII in the Philippines. Davison served as the Principal Chief Nurse in charge of the nursing staff at Santo Thomas internment camp. . Major Maude C. Davison, ANC, Office of The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C., Commanding Officer of the Army nurses imprisoned at Santo Tomas, P.I., chatting with First Lieutenant Eunice F. Young, ANC, of Arkport, New York, liberated prisoner of war from Santo Tomas, P.I., at Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, California. Public Relations Office, Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now 615-429-0932 #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #sisterhood#womenshistorymonth #bearmystrong #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat #beallthatyoucanbe Request Information | goarmy.com Image 01: Major Maude Davison and Lieutenant Eunice Young Image 02: Members of the Army Nurse Corps and Civilian Women who were in Malinta Tunnel when Corregidor fell. . #MaudeDavidson #ChiefNurse #EuniceYoung #ArmyMedicineHistory #thisdayinarmyhistory . Captured Army Nurses The Philippines - World War II https://history.army.mil/html/topics/women/captured_nurses.html Posted @withregram • @armymedicinehistory (at Maury Regional Medical Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpakltguNIO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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1SG(Ret) Erica Jones Lehmkuhl a native of Louisville, KY, entered the Army August 11, 1994,and completed Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. She completed AIT at Fort Gordon, GA where she was awarded the Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) of Multi-channel Transmissions Systems Operator/Maintainer (31R). She is married to former Sergeant Jason Lehmkuhl, and has two children. Her hobbies include running marathons, traveling, volunteer service, singing, free diving/snorkeling, organizing and participating in SAMC/SCRA activities, riding motorcycles, surfing, stand up paddle boarding, free diving, and is a member of the Haleiwa outrigger canoe paddling team. She is now a Real Estate agent in Hawaii. @ericainhawaii If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then contact me now at 615-429-0932 #armystrong #armyteam #womenwarriors #bearmystrong #womenshistorymonth #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #bedifferent #bearmystrong #sistersinarms #sisterhood #notallwarriorsaremen #armyteam #armystrong #starspangledgirls @warriorwomenus https://www.instagram.com/p/CpXoC-Ou0i5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On November 15, 1866, Cathay Williams enlisted in the U.S. Army using the name #williamcathay . She informed her #recruiting #officer that she was a 22-year-old #cook. He described her as 5’ 9", with black eyes, black hair and black complexion. An Army #surgeon examined Cathay and determined the #recruit was fit for duty, thus sealing her fate in history as the first documented black woman to enlist in the #Army even though regulations forbade the #enlistment of women . She was assigned to the #38thinfantry & traveled throughout the #west with her unit. During her service, she was hospitalized at least 5 times, but no one discovered she was a female. After less than two years of service, Cathay was given a disability discharge but little is known of the exact medical reasons. #blacksoldiers #womenwarriors #theydiditwhycantyou #usarmysoldier #womenshistorymonth If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory then #contactmenow #pm #dm #text 615-429-0932 #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #armystrong armyteam #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #bedifferent #blackhistorymonth #bearmystrong #beallthatyoucanbe (at Middle Tennessee Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNLPsAOviK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Peter Salem was an African-American from Massachusetts who served as a U.S. soldier in the American Revolutionary War. Born into slavery in Framingham, he was freed by a later master, Major Lawson Buckminster, to serve in the local militia. He then enlisted in the Continental Army, serving for nearly five years during the war. Salem took part in the war's first battles at Concord on April 19, 1775. He also fought in the Battle of Lexington. In the Battle of Bunker Hill Salem had mortally wounded Royal Marines officer John Pitcairn with a musket shot. Salem reenlisted for another year in the 4th Continental Regiment on January 1, 1776. When that enlistment expired, he signed up for three years in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment of Colonel Thomas Nixon, a brother of Colonel John Nixon. Salem went on to fight in the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Stony Point . Salem was honorably discharged on December 31, 1779, having served a total of four years and eight months. Salem apparently extended his enlistment for two months and served with Captain Claye's Company of Colonel Nixon's Regiment from January 1 to March 1, 1780. Afterwards, he married and worked as a cane weaver. If you’re ready to be a part of #history & #armyhistory and #beallthatyoucanbe , then contact me now 615-429-0932 #blacksoldiers #bearmystrong #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #famoussoldiers #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #blackhistorymonth #bearmystrong #brotherhood #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat https://twitter.com/sfc_paul https://instagram.com/sfcpaulchambers http://sfc-paulchambers.tumblr.com/ [email protected] Request Information | goarmy.com (at Spring Hill, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpC7-CUuHMX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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