Veterans Day - Honoring Women in the Military



           Our town honored women's role in the military at a moving tribute in Punta Gorda's Veteran's Park.



Grace Chicken & Marie
 

A highlight of the ceremony was a speech by Grace Chicken (age 99) relating  her nursing experiences caring for the wounded. 

She was one of the first women trained to airlift soldiers from the battlefield aboard C130 and C141 planes. She served at many foreign posts had a distinguished military career. 

Not one to be left behind, my Mom enlisted in the Navy shortly after her brother was drafted.  She also contributed to her country's war effort by helping administratively with supply distribution.  We were so glad to attend this moving tribute.