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From: zubbie@ihlpl.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Women in combat
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 09:11:40 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 09:11:40 1985
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> 
> Another note -- it's amazing how often people forget that many women
> have served the country and are veterans.
> 
> -- 
> Julia Harper
> [ihnp4,ariel]!mtung!jdh

I served in Vietnam from December 1968 to November 1969. While my role
was communications and not combat that did not mean that I was not in
a position where I would never have to use a weapon, I was, could have and
would have if the need arose.

Several years (1976) later a man I was dating, who happened to be an
officer in the VFW made the comment to me that it was a shame that I
could never be a member of that organization. Oh, I could join the
auxiliary group but according to the original charter women MAY NOT
become members of the regular VFW no matter what manner of foreign
service they performed and I do think that serving in a combat zone
if I understand aright, is the prime consideration for membership in
the VFW. Side note:

	I know of many males military people who served as cooks, clerks
and even in the same capacity as I  - there where 7 men in my detachment - 
who can, and did, join the VFW.

	It would seem that there are some areas which are still the sacro-
sanct dominion of men. 

	By the way the Vetnam Veterans organizations recognize women
as full and equal members for military service in the Republic of Vietnam.


  
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