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direct the Secretary of the Army to allow WW II WASPs' ashes be placed in Arlington National Cemetery

Created by S.C. on January 13, 2016

Since 2002 those who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) were allowed to have their ashes placed in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. In 2015 the Secretary of the Army reversed this and declared them ineligible. These women who served their country as pilots in the Army Air Force during WW II deserve this honor. It's bad enough they weren't allowed at Arlington before 2002 and were discriminated against at the time of their service.

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