Sharing the forgotten and untold history of the Women’s Army Corps during WWII.
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20 July 1942
80 years ago today, the First Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Training Center officially opened for the first WAAC Officer Candidates and Auxiliaries. The Post itself had been busy in the two months since the passage of the WAAC bill in May. Colonel Don Faith had been selected as commandant of the training center, having served…
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The WWII Challenge
The National WWII Museum has just announced the 2022 WWII Challenge! Running from August 1 to December 1, the challenge is a virtual race, meaning you track your miles (walk, run, bike, swim, etc!) and submit them online. I participated last year in the short Liberty Road route, but this year I wanted to have…
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