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WASP
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was a paramilitary aviation
organization. In 1943 they were created when the Women's Flying
Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron
(WAFS) were merged together. The female pilots of the WASP ended up
numbering 1,074, each freeing a male pilot for combat service and
duties. They flew over 60 million miles in every type of military
aircraft. The WASP was granted veteran status in 1977, and given the
Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. Some 25,000 women applied to join
the WASP, but only 1,830 were accepted and took the oath. Only 1,074
of them passed the training and joined. Thirty-eight died flying in
the WASP
You can read more about WASP here
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so
others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them
Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When
There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look
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