When Dori Martin and Marylyn Myers Peyton joined the U.S. Air Force in the 1940s, little did they know that they would one day become a part of history.
Martin, 88, and Peyton, 86, were part of the thousand or so women who were recruited as civilian pilots in the U.S. military at the height of World War II. These Women Airforce Service Pilots -- better known as WASP -- became the first females to fly military aircraft for the U.S. armed forces.
"We never thought of ourselves as making history," Martin said.
Today, nearly 66 years after their service, the first fly girls will be awarded the Congressional medal of honor.
Great to see them getting recognition. I'm amazed they had to pay for their own food and lodging while frikkin piloting during the war, and that their families were actually charged to have their bodies shipped back when they died. Not to mention that they had to Nancy Drew like crazy just to get the info to apply for the program.
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WASPs Honored...Finally
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