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“She knew that women had the capacity to have a formal role within the military, and she fought for it, even if she herself would never have an opportunity to serve in a uniformed capacity,” said Mel Bloom, founder and CEO of 3-5-0 Girls.
“She knew that women had the capacity to have a formal role within the military, and she fought for it, even if she herself would never have an opportunity to serve in a uniformed capacity,” said Mel Bloom, founder and CEO of 3-5-0 Girls.

The Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) and 3-5-0 Girls, a local veteran-led organization, collaborated to bring history to life with a display of Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms spanning World War II through 1978, when the WAC fully integrated into the U.S. Army. The exhibition highlights the contributions of women stationed at Fort Devens, Bedford Army Air Field (now Hanscom Air Force Base), and Westover Field, and honors Congresswoman Rogers’ leadership in establishing the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), which later became the WAC

3-5-0 Girls Founder Mel Bloom at the 12:00 mark.