We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:53:18 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Kat mentioned it in the H&I Fires today, but I thought she deserved a post of her own. The last surviving female World War I veteran, Charlotte Winters, died March 27 in Boonsboro, Md. She was 109 years old. Winters served in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a yeoman, including service at a gun production facility at the Washington Navy Yard. She continued to work for the Navy in Washington until her retirement in 1953. The Naval Reserve Act of 1916 enabled the Navy to begin enlisting women in mid-March 1917. Nearly 600 were on duty by the end of... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:47 -0600 Yep. thank you for serving and rest easy now. There are many more standing post tonight. Thanks John for posting. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html#comment-58609 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html#comment-58609 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:22:12 -0600 Rest in peace ma'am. Thank you for your service and paving the way for other women to follow their dreams. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html#comment-58598 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/charlotte_winte.html#comment-58598 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:27:25 -0600