Community News: Boozman shares Gulf War veteran s service memories in recognition of Women s History Month (3/17/21) areawidenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from areawidenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of Gulf War veteran Master Sergeant (retired) Marilyn (Sue) Newton in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans.
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Newton grew up in Clarendon, Arkansas. As the daughter of a farmer who served in World War II and a factory worker, Sue understood the importance of patriotism, public service and hard work from a very young age.
After hearing the Arkansas Army National Guard would be training in Germany, she became interested in joining.
“We wanted to go to Germany,” she laughed.
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VHP Director Issues Call for Women’s War Stories
Librarian of Congress James Billington presents Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) a certificate of appreciation for her support of the Veterans History Project. - Jessica Maccaro
“Women of Four Wars,” a new online presentation accessible on the Veterans History Project Web site, is a call to action for volunteer interviewers to record the stories of America’s female wartime veterans. “Thanks to volunteers nationwide, the Library of Congress has preserved the recollections of more than 55,000 veterans,” said Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project. “Yet, fewer than 4,000 of those interviews are from women. We need more personal accounts from female veterans, and we need the American public to record them.”
Death of Grand Rapids Chicks player may have marked the end of an era
Joyce Hill Westerman played for the inaugural Grand Rapids Chicks team in 1945, and she may have been the last surviving player from that year s team. Author: Matt Gard Updated: 1:44 PM EST January 30, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich When it comes to Grand Rapids sports legends, Joyce Hill Westerman may not be the first name that comes to mind. After all, her only season with the Grand Rapids Chicks was her rookie year, a year in which she only had 18 at bats over nine games.
But the 1945 season Westerman spent in Grand Rapids was historic for the city. The Chicks franchise had just moved from Milwaukee, where the team struggled to compete for fans with the Brewers, which at the time was a minor league franchise.