[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 103 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE

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                        HON. BARBARA B. KENNELLY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 1995

  Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, today, our country honors U.S. 
servicewomen at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Women in Military 
Service for America Memorial at Arlington Cemetery.
  When this memorial is completed, it will contain the names of all 
U.S. servicewomen, past and present, along with a photo and biography. 
They will be women who served in peacetime and war, women who still 
serve this country as veterans and those who gave their lives.
  The list will include Connecticut women like Wanda Charlinsky who is 
president of her local WAVES unit; Viola Bernstein, active in the 
Jewish War Veterans; Linda Schwartz, a member of the National Board of 
Vietnam Veterans of America, and Cindy Beaudoin who gave her life 
during the Persian Gulf war.
  This memorial will be a reminder to the Nation that our liberty and 
freedom were secured with the efforts of more than 2 million women who 
dedicated themselves to our country and our ideals.
  It is also a symbol of the respect of a grateful country.
  

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