War and recalled hosting president s and first ladys as well as her friendship with bob and dolores hope. This interview is just over an hour. Good evening, maam. Today is the 1st of october, 2016, and were in the west point center for oral history, and im here with Katherine Stephens van deusen westmoreland, but you go by kitsy. Right. Thats right. Maam, could you please spell your last name for the transcriber. Westmoreland. Thank you, maam. Tell me about your childhood. I know you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. Tell me what it was like growing up as an army brat. Well, when i grew up in the army, i would say i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. So i had the most wonderful childhood. I had two brothers and we all were well, my father had been in the cavalry and he was one a wonderful horseman. So both my brother my older brother and i rode from the time i guess i was 3 years old, and my older brother was the same way. What posts were you on when you grew
During the vietnam war. This interview is from the west point center of oral history and is a little over an hour. Today is the first day of october 2016 and we are in the west point center for all history and im here with Catherine Stevens can you please spell your last name . Tell me about your childhood. I knew you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. As an like growing up army brat. I grew as a millionaire child without any money. Wonderful had the most wonderful childhood. Brothers and my father had been in the cavalry. He was a wonderful horseman. Both my older brother and i rode from the time that i was three years old, and my older brother was the same way. I was born in princeton. For six years and when he married my mother, my mother was so bear was a very beautiful lady. My older brother was born there. Where else did you grow up . Bragg. Washington. Oklahoma. Hawaii, back to oklahoma. If the cut new york. I got free tuition. One of the questions i always asked people
Tell me about your childhood. Like growingit was up as an army brat. Katharaine i grew up as a millionaires child without any money. I have the most wonderful childhood. I had to bang brothers. Had two brothers. I rode. Interviewer will you stationed stationed . Re you katherine princeton. Six years. T of the principal been princeton students were in love with my mother because she was so lovely. My older brother was born there and i was born there. Interviewer where else did you grow up . Atherine fort bragg, fort washington, oklahoma, hawaii, back to oklahoma. And cornell. I got free tuition. I guess that was it. I met my husband. One of the questions i always ask people who lived through world war ii remember about the day pearl harbor was attacked . We had all been foxhunting. We went to a movie. We were told we had just left hawaii. It was an unbelievable moment. What did that event mean it to your parents to your parents . My father was very surprised. Scofiled. Ationed in schofi
On capitol hill with lawmakers fielding questions about healthcare and well spend some time talking with veterans only and get your experience with the v. A. System. If you live in the Eastern Central part dial it at 2027488000, 2027488001 or send us a tweet or go to facebook. Com or send an email. Veterans only and the lines are open. Take a look at the numbers. This is from the Veterans Affairs department. These are the number of veterans that get benefits and healthcare through the v. A. System. About 9 million are enrolled in the v. A. Healthcare system and nearly 7 million have a Life Insurance policy administered by the v. A. And four4 million are active and 1 million get education benefits and. 3 million receiving a v. A. Pension and about. 1 v. A. Vocational rehabilitation beneficiaries. That is the different benefits and healthcare that the v. A. Offers. Heres the veteran population about 22 million veterans 9 of those are female. The rest males. Look how it breaks down by war
No relation. They are really amazing folks and the leading effort and community leading effort behind moving voices and behind this evening tonight. It is amazing to have worked with them the last few weeks in putting together this event. Dee dee is a daughter of street a nam war refugees. Shes an attorney. She is also an alum. And this makes me really, really proud. She will enter the army j. A. G. For this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life. [ applause ]. And she will ship out to forth benning on friday. So that is it. Goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And u of l alum and masters from kent school of social work. And she came as a refugee as well with her family in 1994. So without further ado, please welcome our two moderators. And im looking forward to an exciting evening. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dede and my colleague is tao. We are not related. Its just a common last name. We are both with moving voices. Moving voices, its our mission to br