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Here’s a Veterans Day-related event honoring women. It’s scheduled for Wednesday

By Belleville News-Democrat
Airmen from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare to lift a simulated injured patient during an exercise on Scott Air Force Base The exercise was designed to prepare Airmen for real-world medical evacuations.
Airmen from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare to lift a simulated injured patient during an exercise on Scott Air Force Base The exercise was designed to prepare Airmen for real-world medical evacuations. Airman 1st Class Stephanie Henry U.S. Air Force/375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Office

This Veterans Day event happens a day early, and it honors women. Here are the details:

Women’s Veterans Day Ceremony — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10. Facebook live. Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones invites you to join this livestream ceremony in honor of women veterans. Ceremony will include guest speakers who will share their historic achievements and discuss the evolution of women in the service from 1940 to now. Barriers have been broken by women and will continue to be broken by women who serve in the world’s greatest military. facebook.com/events/3133677383571539

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