Women have served this country with great pride in all branches of the armed forces. The roles of women in the military are varied, diverse, and expanding. The composition of the VVA national Women Veterans Committee illustrates this point. Committee members and advisers come from both enlisted and officer ranks. They served in Vietnam, stateside, and worldwide with a broad range of duty assignments, occupations, and experiences.
Diversity is the key element.
All women who served invested in the strength of our armed forces and performed their duties as part of a consolidated effort. They contributed to the whole. We did our jobs so that no gap existed in the fluid mechanics of the military machine. We did our jobs so that others could do theirs. The Women Veterans Committee draws upon the experience of its members, but it is not specifically about how and where we served.