American military women were auxiliaries in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. They were not authorized to be combatants and were part of the WACs, WAVEs, and WAFs. Equal employment came after the Viet War when the WACs/WAVEs/etc. were disbanded and the all volunteer military came into being.
American military females have fought in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and other US Military operations. But WWI, WWII, Korea and the Vietnam Wars were strictly fought by men.
Vietnam The Soldier's Story - 1998 Women at War was released on: USA: 7 February 2000
US military women were auxiliaries; WACs & WAVEs from WWII through the Vietnam War. Their mission was to support the American fighting man, and to relieve him of certain supportive functions so that he could fight the war. This was accomplished.
The names of the 58,000 American men and women who died in the Vietnam War.
Women didn't fight in WW1, WW2, Korea or Vietnam; they were mostly NURSES. See Film & Television series MASH.
In the 1700’s women had no rights. Some women did fight and there were women who were spies for a network that Washington set up.
Vietnam The Soldier's Story - 1998 Women at War was released on: USA: 7 February 2000
Of the more than 58,000 American soldier killed during the Vietnam War, eight were women. Sixty American female civilians were also killed.
US military women were auxiliaries; WACs & WAVEs from WWII through the Vietnam War. Their mission was to support the American fighting man, and to relieve him of certain supportive functions so that he could fight the war. This was accomplished.
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The names of the 58,000 American men and women who died in the Vietnam War.
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Women didn't fight in WW1, WW2, Korea or Vietnam; they were mostly NURSES. See Film & Television series MASH.
The statue represents the US Military Nurses that served in the Vietnam War. The roles of women during the Vietnam War, were the same as portrayed during the Korean War (see films: MASH), WWII, and World War I.
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In the 1700’s women had no rights. Some women did fight and there were women who were spies for a network that Washington set up.
No the women weren’t warriors. The Vikings did have women called shield maidens who did fight, but Native American women generally didn’t fight.
They were combined with the civil rights movements of the 60's.