FAIRFIELD — Four U.S. military veterans – all women and one still in uniform at Travis Air Force Base – on Tuesday represented a long history of women serving their
Virginia Wimmer passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 2023-10-11.
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When CW2, USA Retired and NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair, Latia Suttle attended a screening for the ‘Six Triple Eight’ documentary a few years ago, she left having learned about members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were 855 Black women who were deployed overseas during World War II. They were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
San Joaquin County tries to get word out about vaccine clinics Share Updated: 7:53 PM PST Jan 30, 2021 Share Updated: 7:53 PM PST Jan 30, 2021
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Show Transcript CATEGORY SO THEY WILL SIGN UP TO GET THE SHOT. MELANI THERE IS ONE THING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE IN ALL OF THESE CARS LINED UP AROUND AIRPORT ROAD IN STOCKTON HAVE IN COMMON. THEY ARE GETTING THEIR COVID VACCINE TODAY. THE COP SAID SIX HOURS, I SAID I DON’T CARE. MELANIE: THESE FOLKS DID NOT NEED TO LINE UP EARLY. THIS CLINIC WAS A PREREGISTRATION FOR SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY VETERANS. THE PROSPECT OF MISSING OUT ON THE CHANCE TO GET THE SHOT WAS NOT AN OPTION. AT LEAST I KNOW WHEN I G OUT I WILL NOT BRING IT IN BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS SUCH A HIGH RISK THAT THE DOCTOR SAID HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT. IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND FRUSTRATING. YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR KIDS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS. MELANIE: THIS CLINIC, OPERATING OVER TWO DAYS WILL ADMINISTER ROUGHLY 2500 DOSES. THAT IS JUST THE B