“Let the generations know, that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom. That our resolve was just as great as the brave men who stood among us. And with victory, our hearts were just as full and beat just as fast – that the tears fell just as hard for those we left behind.”

- Anne Brehm, 1st Lt, US Army Nurse Corps, WWII

As a woman in the Army I revere the women who served before me, and blazed a trail so that I might join the military. In respect and gratitude of their commitment, I felt obliged not to sit on my hands when my unit asked for volunteers. Deployments were tense, and separation from home was not easy, but it was eased by the friendships made. I felt rewarded with incredible experiences – seeing a sunset over Baghdad from a CH-47, taking part in the first Iraqi women’s conference, and working along side some brilliant and brave attorneys.

It is an honor to have served, and I was deeply humbled upon my return.