Saturday is Women Veterans Recognition Day in Michigan. Two Muskegon women say they've seen first hand why it's important that women veterans be honored.
June 12th is Women Veteran's Recognition Day to celebrate the women who've served this country, championed by the Motown Women Veteran's Association, which is working to change that.
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Women Veterans Day is the anniversary of the day the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman June 12, 1948.
Governor Larry Hogan
Proclaims June 12 as Women Veterans Day in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, MD Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed June 12 as Women Veterans Day in Maryland and announced the establishment of the Women Veterans Inclusion Program to support women veterans. This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948.
“This new initiative will increase outreach and raise awareness of programs for women veterans as well as other underserved veterans in Maryland,” said Governor Hogan. “By extending outreach, we are ensuring more veterans have access to the resources and important benefits they deserve.”